So the missus' boss has ordered all staff to continue working

from the office from tomorrow.

As it's not an essential service / business, I believe this will be unlawful. Am I right?

From the new rules:

Going to work
To help contain the virus, everyone who can work effectively from home must do so. Where people cannot do so - including, but not limited to, people who work in critical national infrastructure, construction, or manufacturing - they should continue to travel to their workplace. This is essential to keeping the country operating and supporting sectors and employers.

Posted By: jamesward on November 4th 2020 at 10:45:28

Message Thread

So the missus' boss has ordered all staff to continue working (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Nov 4, 10:45:28
- I don't think its unlawful as such, but if they can work from home effectively (Coronavirus) - megson, Nov 4, 11:44:22
- Our office remaining open for those that (Coronavirus) - Azteca, Nov 4, 11:06:24
  - That seems fair enough (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Nov 4, 11:07:35
  - Good approach (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Jumbo1, Nov 4, 11:07:23
- Estate agent? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jackamo, Nov 4, 10:54:11
  - Nope (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Nov 4, 10:57:33
    - finance manager? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Chris Peacock, Nov 4, 11:10:56
      - Costermonger? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Nov 4, 11:14:05
        
        Ice Carver? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Nov 4, 11:14:45
        
        cheese turner? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Nov 4, 11:16:02
        
        double glazing call centre (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Jumbo1, Nov 4, 11:18:36
        
        Scotch Egg Packer? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Nov 4, 11:22:14
        
        that is fairly essential and couldn't really be done from home (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Jumbo1, Nov 4, 11:31:21
        
        good point, i retract the scotch egg seller with immediate effect (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Nov 4, 11:35:18
        
        top hat modeller? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Nov 4, 11:35:52
        
        Inflatable raft seller? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jackamo, Nov 4, 11:29:20
- Can they work from home? (Coronavirus) - inutero, Nov 4, 10:50:52
  - Yep (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Nov 4, 10:52:16
    - Lots of businesses making their own rules she and her colleagues ... (Coronavirus) - loz, Nov 4, 11:01:12
      - The idiot in charge (who is 73) has unilaterally deemed them (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Nov 4, 11:05:02
        
        this is deja vu all over again (Coronavirus) - Chris Peacock, Nov 4, 11:30:57
        
        Entut (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Nov 4, 11:36:55
        
        even if they are essential, if they can work from home they should (must) (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Jumbo1, Nov 4, 11:06:23
        
        100% vmt ^^^ (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Nov 4, 11:08:33
- Can they work from home is the question? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - earlydoors, Nov 4, 10:48:52
  - you missed out "effectively" (Coronavirus) - CWC, Nov 4, 12:04:45
    - Again, though, the answer here is yes (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Nov 4, 12:11:18
  - Yep, did in the first lockdown, everything's in place (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Nov 4, 10:50:05
    - Well that's ridiculous then (Coronavirus) - Old Git, Nov 4, 10:59:32
      - HSE / ACAS (n/m) (Coronavirus) - essexcanaryOTBC, Nov 4, 11:07:56
    - then you should work from home (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Jumbo1, Nov 4, 10:59:15
      - Indeed MUST, according to the rules (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Nov 4, 11:02:28

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