COVID-19: Lockdown Liberty -Employment law challenges

COVID-19 Business, but not as we know it:

Lockdown Liberty

Employment law challenges As we slowly inch our way towards a brave new world post Covid-19 we set out below the employment law issues likely to face employers and employees in the coming months.

Nicholas Lakeland Partner nicholas.lakeland@laytons.com +44 (0)20 7842 8000

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What other working pattens might employees be asked to work? Perhaps rotating employees' presence in the place of work might be the answer or differing working hours?

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If employees are to be asked to regularly work at home it is important that employers' liability insurers are made aware of this and employers need to remember to carry out specific home working risk assessments

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What safety measures are to be taken when employees are in the office? Can the 2 metre social distancing measures be implemented? If not what is going to be considered reasonable? Regular hand washing will clearly be required but what about the wearing of masks? The science and the government can’t agree on what is right so what is an employer to do?

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Mental health risk assessments will also become far more common as employers learn the lockdown lessons and seek to apply home working patterns on employees

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