After a period of relative stability, the number of COVID-19 cases is on an upward curve. Local lockdowns have been enforced and government guidelines are constantly changing, all of which presents new and ongoing challenges for HR.
A model policy to set out your organisation's approach to safe working during the coronavirus pandemic, for example to provide guidance to remote workers in advance of their return to a reopened workplace.
A model letter to notify employees who can work from home that they should continue to do so for the time being, for example where your organisation has extended the period during which staff are allowed to work remotely.
A model form to conduct a COVID-19 risk assessment to decide what safe-working measures to introduce, for example in advance of asking remote workers to return to a reopened workplace.
A model letter to suspend a pregnant employee who cannot work their normal job safely on their return to the workplace and for whom there is no suitable alternative work.
A model letter to seek the agreement of an employee to change their start and finish times, as part of your organisation's plans to return to the workplace.