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    Caution urged as Covid-19 infections rise

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Aug 2023

    As the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 begins to rise again, employers are being urged to avoid complacency...

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    All routine Covid-19 testing in healthcare to stop

    by Nic Paton 3 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 3 Apr 2023

    Further changes to the UK’s Covid-19 testing regime in health and social care have come into force this month (April)...

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    As Covid cases rise again, what can HR do?

    by Jo Faragher 14 Oct 2022
    by Jo Faragher 14 Oct 2022

    An independent public inquiry into how the government handled the coronavirus pandemic began last week, led by Baroness Hallett, a...

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    Regular Covid-19 testing in healthcare to end

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Aug 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Aug 2022

    Regular asymptomatic Covid-19 testing will be paused across healthcare settings and care homes in England from tomorrow (31 August), as...

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    Rise in Covid cases: Should workplaces return to restrictions?

    by Jo Faragher 8 Jul 2022
    by Jo Faragher 8 Jul 2022

    With new variants sparking a fresh rise in coronavirus cases across the UK and no formal government guidance, how should...

    • Coronavirus
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    • Employee relations

    HR Director of the Year: Ruth Busby on GWR’s pandemic response

    by Jo Faragher 31 May 2022
    by Jo Faragher 31 May 2022

    With less than two weeks left to submit entries for the Personnel Today Awards 2022, we profile one of last...

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    Department for Education staff told to return to offices

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Apr 2022

    Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi tells MPs he didn't know why his department's staff had the highest stay-at-home rate among civil servants.

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    Businesses plead for free or cheaper Covid-19 tests

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2022

    Organisations should be given access to free or low cost Covid-19 tests to help staff stay safe, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said.

    • Coronavirus
    • Testing
    • Health surveillance

    Why workplace Covid-19 testing should continue

    by Alex Sheppard 7 Apr 2022
    by Alex Sheppard 7 Apr 2022

    Free Covid-19 testing for the majority of workers has now ended, but that doesn't mean testing won't still be beneficial to employers.

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    Airlines and ports hit by staff shortages

    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2022
    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2022

    EasyJet and British Airways have been forced to cancel flights due to staff shortages, just as passenger numbers rise for the school holidays.

    • Coronavirus
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    Businesses sound alarm over rising Covid rates

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022

    British Chambers of Commerce seeks more support from ministers for smaller firms now that free Covid testing has ended.

    • Coronavirus
    • Testing
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    Top 10 HR questions March 2022: is long Covid a disability?

    by Brightmine 1 Apr 2022
    by Brightmine 1 Apr 2022

    When managing employees with long Covid, employers need to remember their obligations under disability discrimination law.
    Whether long Covid meets...

    • Coronavirus
    • Testing
    • NHS

    Free Covid tests for workers in ‘high risk’ settings from 1 April

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Mar 2022

    Free Covid tests for workers in the NHS, adult social care and prisons will continue when free testing for the general public ends on 1 April.

    • Reasonable adjustments
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    How to support employees with long Covid

    by Mark Philpott 28 Mar 2022
    by Mark Philpott 28 Mar 2022

    Mark Philpott outlines how organisations can support employees with long Covid and reduce the likelihood of Covid-19 infection.

    • Testing
    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations

    Two-year lockdown anniversary: Still challenges ahead

    by Jo Faragher 23 Mar 2022
    by Jo Faragher 23 Mar 2022

    Today marks exactly two years since the government announced the first Covid-19 lockdown, when millions of UK employees were told...

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