Coronavirus: All UK shipping workers could be classed as ‘key'
All UK shipping professionals — include those in white-collar roles — potentially qualify as key workers with the right to continue sending their children to school throughout the coronavirus crisis, subject to their employers’ agreement, lawyers believe
Exemptions seem designed primarily for those on ships and in ports, and should not be abused for personal convenience, legal sources stress. But the option appears to be there if genuinely necessary