These FAQs are now out of date! Please refer to: 

'Issues for employers following the lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions on 19 July'

for the latest HR advise for employers

Issues at work / on returning to work

Last updated: 21/06/2021

This section of the FAQs is divided into the following topic areas:

Health and safety measures (Last updated 15/06/2021)
Employees unable or unwilling to attend work (Last updated 15/06/2021)
Managing employees during the pandemic (Last updated 21/06/2021)
Data protection during the pandemic (Last updated 05/02/2021) 

Each of these topics will be relevant both to employers who have remained operational throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, and those who had closed their business but are now reopening.

We therefore encourage all employers to carefully consider all of the FAQs in this section. Guidance on the operation of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is provided separately, in the ‘Furlough under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme’ FAQs. 

Disclaimer: These FAQs are intended to provide information and guidance on the HR and employment law implications of the Covid-19 situation. They do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such.