Coronavirus UK: will I get paid if I take sick leave?
(The Guardian Money News)

What you need to know if you are told to self-isolate or your child is sent home from schoolCoronavirus outbreak - latest updatesYou don´t have to be, says Sarah Evans, an employment expert and partner at JMW Solicitors. Some people will come to an arrangement with their employer to work at home and they will paid as normal. `Increasingly, lots of employees can and will work at home. However, the problem comes if you work in a shop or a warehouse that requires your presence. The hard truth is that in this case your employer can send you home and is under no obligation to pay you. For a small company, having an unproductive member of staff sitting a home doing nothing on full pay will be a huge burden.` Continue reading...