Main points from today The PM has announced new local COVID Alert Levels to come into effect on Wednesday this week. The three tiered system in England will be set at medium, high, and very high – more details below. A postcode checker on gov.uk will show which alert level applies in each area and … Read more
Main points from today The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced that the Government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) will be expanded to protect jobs and support businesses required to close their doors as a result of coronavirus restrictions. The Government will pay two thirds of employees’ salaries, up to a maximum of £2,100, to protect jobs … Read more
Overview Access to Work is a publicly funded employment support scheme that provides grants of up to £60,700 to help disabled people start or stay in work. It can provide practical and financial support for people who have a disability or long term physical or mental health condition. The scheme was updated on 29th September … Read more
Summary Yesterday, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced a new Job Support Scheme and extension of Self Employment Income Support Scheme. Full detailed guidance is yet to be published but the Gov factsheet is here. Also from yesterday, the NHS Covid-19 app was launched. For Schools, Gov guidance has published a letter to parents and guardians … Read more
Good morning, As you may be aware, people entering England from key holiday destinations (if visited or made a transit stop) including Spain, France, and parts of Greece and Portugal now have to quarantine. Link to government list of countries on the travel corridor list – https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-travel-corridors#countries-territories-and-regions-on-the-travel-corridor-list All arriving passengers will be required to complete … Read more
Main points from today The PM held a briefing and confirmed the new rules. Prime Minister’s statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 22 September 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19): What has changed – 22 September sets out the full press briefing and the updated guidance is Staying alert and safe and Coronavirus (COVID-19): Meeting with others safely (social distancing) … Read more
Summary Following our update last week, we have seen that a number of LA’s are advising that pregnant employees over 28 weeks (i.e. in their third trimester) should not be in school. The basis for this advice was the Guidance for full opening: schools made specific reference to Occupational Health guidance published by the Royal … Read more
Main points from the PM’s briefing The PM led a special briefing today and announced new measures to suppress the virus and keep the number of infections down. The full press release is here – Coronavirus (COVID-19): What has changed – 9 September New rule of six – from Monday 14th September no more than … Read more
A specific risk assessment for is needed for pregnant employees. Making sure a pregnant employee follows the covid secure rules is the key and doing so even more e.g. increased handwashing, face mask in communal areas, not moving around the school at busy times, carrying hand sanitiser. Anything you can think of really. The best … Read more
Main points from today An urgent review has been ordered into how daily coronavirus death figures are calculated after it was claimed the current method did not account for people recovering from COVID-19. There are concerns that death tally could be inaccurate due to the way coronavirus deaths are recorded in England. Boris Johnson led … Read more
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