The Government says in the guidance that for the time being, all those who can work from home should continue working from home to minimise the social contacts across the country and to minimise the C-19 transmissions.

All workers who cannot work from home should return to work. The Government explains that this group includes workers in food production, construction, manufacturing, logistics, distribution and scientific research in laboratories, as well as nannies and childcare providers. This category of workers should walk, cycle or drive and avoid public transport wherever possible. The Government will increase funding and provide new statutory guidance to encourage local authorities to widen pavements, create pop-up cycle lanes, and close some roads in cities to traffic (apart from buses) as some councils are already proposing.

The cost of hot-desking, using perspex to separate desks, organising open-plan shared spaces, investing in technology to enable working from home and sourcing PPE products may be a challenge to many businesses in the current climate. There are also shortages of PPE kits and a long waiting list for deliveries in some parts of England.

If you have a requirement for either PPE, sanitising or sterilising services to your work place, one of our clients SesPco Limited would be happy to assist in providing information and procurement service regarding the correct type of PPE, hand sanitiser and sterilisation services for your workplace e.g. masks, shields, gloves hand sanitisers is available at SesPco Limited.