If Maggie thought working in public health meant her job would be safe during a pandemic, she was wrong. At the start of the first lockdown, after over three decades working for the NHS, she and three other Health Visitor colleagues were told they were no longer needed with immediate effect.
When Covid hit the UK in February, Tracey Sheppard had four cleaning jobs and worried about bringing the coronavirus home to her family.
Nine months on, she has so far escaped the virus but lost most of her work. School exams invigilator Sian lost most of her income with days’ notice when the 2020 exams were cancelled.
Her employer refused to put her or her colleagues on furlough – offering to pay them just 35% of their earnings instead. These three
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