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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 are fairly proactive with flexible working and ensure most staff have the resources to work from home. However, there are some parts of the business that can't work remotely. So need to factor this into our contingency plans. My question, if we have someone that is confirmed with Corona Virus and they have been working in the office. How long would we need to close the office to ensure we clean and re-open being sure the virus is not still on surfaces. My understanding is c48 hours, but I have not really seen any information on this anywhere. I would welcome any advice on this. Thank you
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  • We are fairly proactive with flexible working and ensure most staff have the resources to work from home. However, there are some parts of the business that can't work remotely. So need to factor this into our contingency plans. My question, if we have someone that is confirmed with Corona Virus and they have been working in the office. How long would we need to close the office to ensure we clean and re-open being sure the virus is not still on surfaces. My understanding is c48 hours, but I have not really seen any information on this anywhere. I would welcome any advice on this. Thank you
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