Inspiring Business by Sharing Success
Added by Love Business East Midlands | 20 March 2020
UPDATED: 25 March 2020
Everyone's primary focus should be on the health and wellbeing of those around us, which is why the Government's advised restricting non-essential business travel and working from home where practical and possible.
When this is over, and it will be over, we want to look back at this moment and remember the many small acts of kindness done by us and to us.
We want to look back this time and remember how we thought first of others and acted with decency.
We want to look back on this time and remember how, in the face of a generation-defining moment, we undertook a collective national effort - and we stood together.
It’s on all of us.
As the virus continues to spread extensively, it’s posing a significant challenge to many organisations. How should employers respond to the threat and support employees by being prepared? Particularly looking after employees’ health and safety and developing flexible resourcing plans. Check your team and ensure they’re okay. Many will be carers for vulnerable family members, are you aware of who these people are and the support they may need?
Staff look to management for clear leadership and guidance in crisis situations, therefore it’s down to leaders and management to ensure their teams have the infrastructure, skillset, knowledge and training to feel like they are well prepared to execute the required actions in difficult situations.
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The government has issued guidance that strongly advises people who are at a higher risk of catching coronavirus (‘vulnerable people’) to take strict social distancing measures.
Employers must be especially careful and take extra steps for anyone in their workforce who is in a vulnerable group.
They include, but are not limited to, those who:
Current government advice is for everyone to try and stop unnecessary contact with other people – 'social distancing'. This includes:
Employers should support their workforce to take these steps. This might include:
Some people might feel they do not want to go to work if they're afraid of catching coronavirus. This could particularly be the case for those who are at higher risk.
For example, you could offer extra car parking where possible so that people can avoid using public transport.
Here's the Guidance on Statutary Sick Pay (SSP) and SSP Relief during the COVID-19 Crisis
This crisis will exercise your company communication skills as you will need to think and move fast. Start by checking you have the basic tools at your disposal, like a structured communication system to get your message out. How can you keep your people informed and listen to, and address any concerns?
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It will be easier for communication to slip during this period of remote working, so it will help to instil some process. Who are the gatekeepers of the critical information – how and who are they sharing that with?