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As we move past the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government is considering how to relax lockdown restrictions and get people back to work. Our Employment team provides their top tips for ensuring a safe working environment.
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Published 4 May 2020
The Prime Minister recently confirmed that we are past the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. The government is now considering how to relax the current lockdown restrictions in an effort to restore economic activity and allow people to return to their place of work.
In doing so it is important that organisations do whatever they can to protect their employees because they have a duty of care to provide a safe working environment and an employer who fails to provide adequate measures to protect their workforce could face legal action from employees if the relationship of trust and confidence is broken as a consequence.
Here are some top tips:
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is currently preparing concrete guidance for workplaces in different sectors of the economy regarding steps they can take to adequately protect their workers and we await the final published guidance.
If you have any questions on this topic or any other, please contact our free 30 minute Coronavirus Employment Advice Helpline and we can help you to consider the options available to you and your business.
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Shorter Reads
As we move past the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government is considering how to relax lockdown restrictions and get people back to work. Our Employment team provides their top tips for ensuring a safe working environment.
Published 4 May 2020
The Prime Minister recently confirmed that we are past the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. The government is now considering how to relax the current lockdown restrictions in an effort to restore economic activity and allow people to return to their place of work.
In doing so it is important that organisations do whatever they can to protect their employees because they have a duty of care to provide a safe working environment and an employer who fails to provide adequate measures to protect their workforce could face legal action from employees if the relationship of trust and confidence is broken as a consequence.
Here are some top tips:
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is currently preparing concrete guidance for workplaces in different sectors of the economy regarding steps they can take to adequately protect their workers and we await the final published guidance.
If you have any questions on this topic or any other, please contact our free 30 minute Coronavirus Employment Advice Helpline and we can help you to consider the options available to you and your business.
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