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Timothy John Roache is a British trade unionist who served as General Secretary of the GMB union from 2016 to 2020.

Coronavirus: the demands for a better workplace social distancing guidance

Feb 16,2020 12:35 am

Many of the Workers are concerned, the directives are clear enough,

There are calls for employers to apply better social distancing policies and measures at the workplace to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus.

mayor of Greater Manchester , Andy Burnham says, companies are rules to observe "nowhere near" dissociation.

He Said He had been contacted by More Than 300 members of The Public , highlighting concerns among 150 companies.

Mr Burnham said: "I would like to see a stronger policy on workplace Now . "

Social distance means that the people must remain More Than 2 m (6 ft) from other ones.

and to fight to the restrictions to comply with, to use while you continue to.

Jennie, 54, works in various supermarkets stacking shelves, and said retaining the two-Meter rule is "fairly difficult".

"I have to reach people to get me the items," she says,

"Some clients are very respectful, but others want to their shopping and this is The End . "

Jennie and worries that someone might pass The Virus to her, but says: "I have no choice other than to work, I pay a mortgage. "

"I'm not having a moan in the super markets or anything, but I think the Workers should have a test," she added.

The GMB union said the employer needed to "shut up shop", if you could not make, their jobs secure.

General Secretary , Tim Roache , said: "We Are a nation, so much of so many frontline staff in our health and care, but also in super markets, distribution, utilities and food.

"The least we can do is to try to keep you and your family safe. "

But some Workers are taking matters into their own hands.

'I can't throw medication'

Asit Raja, 60, was decided to be a pharmacist in Manchester for 37 years, to maintain a barrier in the community pharmacies, where he works, with cartons of distance.

he acknowledges, However, this method proves to be troublesome, since he will throw medication at people from a distance.

Mr Raja said: "I'm trying to keep social distance as much as possible, but it just doesn't work. The maximum of an arm's length away. If someone does not reach out to the older people and you can, you have to get close to them.

"It's a cost with The Shields in place, and it is also the manpower is a Problem - There are a limited number of companies Out There that can be physical pharmacies to visit and install this. "

He added that The Virus was also having an emotional effect on the colleagues.

"I was broke into a pharmacy yesterday and employees. Same thing last week happened, I was in a pharmacy, I had to be a member of the staff a Cup of tea, otherwise you will get broken. You just can't cope with," said Mr. Raja.

Mr Roache says too many employers pay "Lip Service " to the protection of its employees, but actually, the people and their communities, leaving vulnerable.

He called to intervene, the government noted: "We need a tighter management, what is "essential" and enforcement actions. "

It Comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson and health Secretary to Matt Hancock , the two of them and began to isolate himself. There is a fear about who might have otherwise still have been come in contact.

Both said they had mild symptoms and keep would work from home.

the Former Cabinet chief Gus O'donnell, said the politicians had to obey their own rules, after the pictures from The House of Commons at the beginning of This Week were several Ministers crowded together.

"you need to learn a lesson from this and actually obey their own rules much more strict," he told the Today programme. But Mr Burnham said: "It is very difficult, because the nature of the place, to social distances. "

How the social distancing is a work at your workplace? Is your employer it seriously? E-Mail with your experience.

Please enter a phone number to talk if you are willing to have a journalist of the BBC. You can>also in The Following way:
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Source of news: bbc.com

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