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Published on March 9th, 2020 | by Sophie West
We are here to support you; we are only a call away with practical information on what you need to do around the Coronavirus and best practice guidance.
With a Cobra meeting taking place today and Boris Johnson’s announcement last week that workers will receive statutory sick pay from their first day off work, and not the fourth. This is to help contain the spread of coronavirus.
BUT – we have not received the details of this and how it will work. As employers, can no longer reclaim SSP, there’s been some kick back on this. Please call us if you have any questions for our HR team
Safety Alert – Coronavirus information
Coronaviruses are a type of virus that can affect humans and animals. Some coronaviruses cause illness similar to the common cold while other coronaviruses cause more serious illness, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).
The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is primarily affecting people who have recently been in Hubei Province, China, or had contact with sick people from Hubei Province. While there is still much to be learned about infection with 2019-nCoV, it appears that the illness is much less severe than SARS or MERS, and some people with the infection may have only a mild illness.
Close contact
A close contact is someone who has been face to face for at least 15 minutes or been in the same closed space for at least 2 hours, as someone who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus when that person was infectious.
Isolate yourself at home and monitor your health closely
If you have been identified to have had close contact with someone who is confirmed to have infection with the novel coronavirus while they were infectious, you must:
If you develop symptoms
Call us on 01527 571611 if you need further advice
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