Coronavirus
The effect of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on employment is huge, as employees are urged to self-isolate, people are told to avoid social contact, and businesses implement government restrictions. The Covid-19 coronavirus is an example of an infectious diseases that has had a significant impact on business or led to public health policies that employers need to adhere to. This category also covers other infectious diseases that have affected workplace activities in the past, for example Ebola, MERS, SARS, swine flu and bird flu, as employers move to protect their staff and the public from potential infection or deal with the fallout of epidemics or pandemics.
HR must act to sew up contracts covering employee travel abroad
Employers must ensure their staff's contractual mobility clauses are watertight where employees are required to travel, to guard against claims for constructive dismissal
Paid quarantine for Asda staff at risk from SARS
Asda staff returning from SARS-infected countries, such as China and
Vietnam, will enjoy an extra 10 days paid leave to...
Employers have legal duty of care over SARS dangers
While the Department of Health is currently playing down risks of a SARS epidemic in the UK, employers must take sensible precautions to minimise any danger to staff
The world waits as virus causes business panic
Almost half of the world’s multinationals have put a limit on travel to
countries affected by SARS, research has found....
SARS epidemic could create legal minefield
Employers are worried that efforts to protect their workforces from the
worldwide severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic could create...
Avoid confrontation with the SARS virus
Employers are understandably concerned and confused about how to react to
SARS – a virus that had killed more than...
SARS issues for employers
With the SARS virus in the news on a daily basis and television
pictures of a deserted Beijing, what should...
Some official SARS resources
Some
official resources for information and advice about SARS:
Health
and Safety Executive
Information on SARS including advice to employers ...
SARS epidemic could create legal minefield
Employers
are worried that efforts to protect their workforces from the worldwide severe
acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic could create...
The world waits as SARS epidemic grows
Almost
half of the world’s multinational companies have put a limit on travel to
countries affected by SARS, research has...
SARS threat halts business travel
UK employers are halting international travel and quarantining staff as the
threat of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) grows.
According...
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