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Coronavirus: what contingency plans are you putting in place?

Steve Bridger

We've had a discussion thread already touching on the Coronavirus (COVID-19), but things have moved on a bit and we'd like to ask members to use this space to share initiatives and plans around managing the coronavirus threat in your organisation.

Please refer to the CIPD factsheet for current guidance and also the latest information on the GOV.uk website.

The CIPD has been asked to speak on national news channels* about what businesses can be doing to manage issues affecting employees, such as flexible working, A+B teams coming into work, school closures, business travel etc.

*If you are happy to speak to the media, who are looking for real examples of businesses taking action, please let us know as we do sometimes get asked to recommend companies who could be featured. To reassure you, this is a closed thread and no-one can see it except CIPD staff and CIPD members. 

We’re well placed to help if you have any questions... and we’re interested to hear what actions you’re taking in your own organisations.

Please share below. Thanks.

UPDATE: 10th March 2020

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  • We're a Japanese business with a number of management having just returned from Japan this week. We've now asked all staff to self-isolate following their return from any of the listed countries; mostly to avoid panic rather than as a method of preventing the spread of the illness. I'm finding the Japanese business community to be particularly prone to extreme measures at the moment and as service providers to many of them we are having to take more extensive measures than expected just to keep them happy. No doubt this is the case for many Asian businesses globally. Its a little disheartening to feed into the panic but better safe than sorry, I guess!

    I also hope it encourages more flexible working opportunities but we are in the situation where that's only possible for a limited number of staff.
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  • We're a Japanese business with a number of management having just returned from Japan this week. We've now asked all staff to self-isolate following their return from any of the listed countries; mostly to avoid panic rather than as a method of preventing the spread of the illness. I'm finding the Japanese business community to be particularly prone to extreme measures at the moment and as service providers to many of them we are having to take more extensive measures than expected just to keep them happy. No doubt this is the case for many Asian businesses globally. Its a little disheartening to feed into the panic but better safe than sorry, I guess!

    I also hope it encourages more flexible working opportunities but we are in the situation where that's only possible for a limited number of staff.
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