My girlfriend has an office job, and has been shielding for months, as she has some underlying health conditions that would make her particularly susceptible to the virus. This has been fine, as there have been no significant issues with WFH.
However, her company are starting to pressure her to come back to the office from August, as that is when the government shielding program is due to end. Is that right? She feels very uncomfortable about this given that she'll need to take the tube/ bus to work. I read on the government website that;
- Businesses and workplaces should make every reasonable effort to enable working from home as a first option.
Or does this advice has a timestamp on it? I don't know what her rights are, if her company is going against the government guidelines, or if there's an obvious way to tell.