Dapo,
If you are anything like me (or any other self respecting Tradesman), you do not like doing "Fix-up jobs", like putting a Band-Aid over the thing, hoping that it will go away.
These types of things keep me awake at night, if I have to do them.
Refusal, is best, let someone else worry about it!, if you cannot convince them to rewire the circuit. [Linked Image]