YOUR ASSOCIATION
Supporting members during Covid Since mid-March, the BVRLA has introduced a series of dedicated Covid-19 communications to keep members informed of the latest incentives, guidance and advice being issued by Government. On 17 March, the association introduced a dedicated Covid-19 Bulletin, to highlight the most important information issued by Government within the previous 24 hours. These have been issued almost daily in recent months, emailed to over 5,300 individuals from all sectors of membership. The association also added a Covid-19 Business Advice page to the BVRLA website, which attracted over 10,000 visits in its first two months. Over 100 members tuned into the association’s Covid-19 webinars that took place in April and May, providing an interactive opportunity to ask questions whilst also hearing from expert speakers. Members can view the webinars by logging in to the BVRLA website and visiting the webinars page. The BVRLA published a Guide to Operating during the Covid-19 Pandemic to provide support and guidance to members on the running of their operations during the Covid-19 pandemic. The guide is tailored specifically for those operating in the vehicle rental and leasing sectors. u
Keep your workplace safe The Health and Safety Executive has published a short guide to help businesses to protect people from coronavirus in the workplace. All employers should do a risk assessment and take measures to enable people to work from home where possible, maintain social distancing and ensure there’s good cleaning and hygiene. Employers have a duty to consult their workers, and unions where applicable, as part of their risk assessment. By consulting and involving people in the steps you are taking to manage coronavirus in the workplace you can: 2
• explain the changes you are planning to work safely • make sure changes will work and hear their ideas • continue to operate your business safely during the outbreak More detail on carrying out risk assessments can be found on the HSE website. u
Keep your systems safe
The National Cyber Security Centre, which is part of GCHQ, has seen an increase in malicious activity with themes related to COVID-19 and are warning people to be extra vigilant. The National Cyber Security Centre has published guidance to support businesses moving from physical to digital delivery as part of the ongoing Covid-19 response. It includes advice on home working, video teleconferencing and spotting email scams related to Covid-19. Establishing exactly what new cyber security measures you need to put in place can seem like quite a challenge. The guidance will help you determine how ready your business is for this digital transition and point the way to any new cyber security measures you should put in place. Read the guidance on the National Cyber Security Centre website. u Spring 2020 |
