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after tonight’s statement by boris are we allowed to travel to jobs. are we essential workers.. what’s everyone’s plans
We have nothing booked after Wednesday anyway, but it would be nice to know if we are classed as an essential service or not.
I am intending going to work tomorrow, in my opinion washing machines and ovens are essential. I expect to be stopped by the police at
some time then I will have no option but stop working.The way I see it is we are travelling to and from work so that should be permissible.
I can’t imagine they would expect those isolating to manage without Ovens, cookers, Fridges Freezers or boilers.
Washing machines and dishwashers could be debatable but how many people would ‘pop round’ somewhere to get the washing done if their machine isn’t working?
What concerns me is if they decide to pay self-employed because they’re unable to work, if I only get a few jobs a week am I shooting myself in the foot by doing them?he said you can only travel to and from your place of work.
My place of work is customers houses.
not much on now anyway, lots of cancellations
What a mess, never saw this coming, this will drag on for yearsI’ve got a full day with 9 jobs on tomorrow. God knows what to do tbh. I’ve nothing on yet for Wednesday and don’t know what to do if anybody calls. It’s an absolute shocker. If I knew we were going to be supported by the government I think I would pull the plug but there is now way I can live of £90 a week. How the hell has it come to this. I’ve felt like Ive been watching a movie for the last week but tonight it’s got a lot more real. Very scary. Keep safe and good luck.
That’s so true grooster, Rishi Sunak has offered nothing to the self employed, stopping work really isn’t a option if you’ve got the pressure of a mortgage, bills and kids.
I predict a lot of self employed people like us are tomorrow going to be trying to justify why where working tomorrow.
I have just been speaking to someone that does contract work for Whirlpool and he has said at the moment he’s been given the go ahead to work as our business type is classed as essential work. He said whirlpool have been in constant contact with the government.
It’s a strange situation. I think the service we provide is essential but at the moment I don’t know how I really feel about entering peoples houses. Not just for the health of me and my customers but I’m torn between trying to do my bit and stay home to stop the spread and having to work for monetary reasons. Im sure soon, that if you are on the road and knocking at peoples houses you are going to start getting funny looks and even abuse from the general public.
I’m really confused. It’s a mess.I was rinsed by an ebay seller for disposable masks and hand sanitiser but at least I will be protected when going into jobs and I have forewarned my calls that I will arrive in protective gear, plus my wife is still working in a school that is open for keyworkers children so nobody in my house is in isolation anyway.
strange times indeed.I think I will just do cooker repairs, it’s an essential item, will do what I can.
please, everyone , STAY SAFE.I completely agree with Grooster, I’m more concerned about spreading this thing and the health of my customers particularly the elderly and vulnerable but can’t see how a family are going to manage without an oven or hob for 3 months.
I ask customers to leave hand soap and kitchen role by an empty sink so I can wash my hands when I enter. I ask that they distance themselves from me as much as possible. I use sanitising gel before I enter and when I leave. I wipe own surfaces that I may have touched while in the property before leaving and advise the customer to do the same when I have left.
Ray.t, I’d be interested to know what guidelines Whirlpool or other companies are giving their engineers?
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