New advice on returning from self-isolation
by Bernard Harbor
 
Managers have been instructed to respect confidentiality, and to alert staff members to any follow up actions required on their return to work.
Managers have been instructed to respect confidentiality, and to alert staff members to any follow up actions required on their return to work.

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) this week issued new advice on returning to the workplace after a period of coronavirus-related self-isolation

 

It says workers should self-isolate for 14 days from the onset of Covid-19 symptoms – not from the receipt of a positive test result – and also be fever-free for five days before returning to the workplace.

 

Staff will be asked to complete a self-declaration form. And DPER says that, wherever possible, this should be accompanied by a medical certificate stating the date of fitness to return to work.

 

Managers have been instructed to respect confidentiality, and to alert staff members to any follow up actions required on their return to work.

 

The advice notes that it may be possible to return to work at home, rather than a workplace, earlier than the 14-day period.

 

Read the DPER guidelines HERE. 

LikeLike (0) | Facebook Twitter