As the guidance again changes for us all, we have provided the essential links to the guidance that relates to businesses and general guidance that is beneficial for managers to share with staff if asked questions. Whilst we can all listen to the announcements on TV and radio, the written guidance provides the actual detail of what’s expected, as ever the devil is in the detail! Here are the headlines for Businesses.
Important Announcements for Businesses
- Businesses selling food or drink (including cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants), social clubs, casinos, bowling alleys, amusement arcades (and other indoor leisure centres or facilities), funfairs, theme parks, adventure parks and activities, and bingo halls, must be closed between 10 pm and 5 am. This will include takeaways but delivery services can continue after 10 pm (from 24 September).
- In licensed premises, food and drink must be ordered from and served at a table.
- Customers must eat and drink at a table in any premises selling food and drink to consume indoors, on-site (from 24 September).
- Businesses will need to display the official NHS QR code posters so that customers can ‘check in’ at different premises using this option as an alternative to providing their contact details once the app is rolled out nationally (from 24 September).
- Businesses and organisations will face stricter rules to make their premises COVID Secure (from 28 September):
- A wider range of leisure and entertainment venues, services provided in community centres, and close contact services will be subject to the COVID-19 Secure requirements in law and fines of up to £10,000 for repeated breaches.
- Employers must not knowingly require or encourage someone who is being required to self-isolate to come to work.
- Businesses must remind people to wear face coverings where mandated.
We are now advised to work at home if we can. If for operational reasons or personal wellbeing considerations, we can’t, then the workplace has to be COVID SECURE. Our work with many of you to plan, design and implement the physical and procedural actions to make the workplace Covid secure, has proven to be successful in creating confidence and trust within your work teams. This work needs to continue as the increased anxiety and stress caused by the continued spread of Covid and the increasing restrictions on our personal lives.
Park City’s HR and Health and Safety team continue to provide practical pragmatic support and advice through these challenging times. Physical meetings with each of you will continue to be our focus, in a Covid-19 secure way, in order that the disciplines required to underpin an efficient, effective and profitable business are being managed with our support.
Latest Guidance Updates:
This is the latest general guidance, which is good for managers to share with staff when asked!
Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do
Summary
Frequently asked questions on what you can and can’t do during the coronavirus outbreak.
Change made
Page updated in line with the latest government guidance.
Time updated
8:57 pm, 22 September 2020
Staying alert and safe
Summary
The most important thing we can do is to stay alert, control the virus, and in doing so, save lives.
Change made
Page updated in line with the latest government guidance.
Time updated
7:04 pm, 22 September 2020
Business-related Guidance
Follow the links below but pay attention to;
Section 2. There are exceptions where groups can be larger than 6 people. These include:
And
Section 3. 3. Rules in other venues and activities
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Meeting with others safely (social distancing)
Summary
Information on meeting with others safely.
Change made
Page updated in line with the latest government guidance.
Time updated
6:59 pm, 22 September 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): What has changed – 22 September
Summary
The government has today announced further national measures to address rising cases of coronavirus in England.
Change made
First published.
Time updated
6:49 pm, 22 September 2020
Park City will continue to support clients, creating and ensuring a Covid secure workplace for their staff, customers and visitors. The continuing compliance requirements and statutory duties all businesses must satisfy also continues, whilst our HR teams with the Furlough Scheme ending next month are managing and assisting business owners and managers to navigate the difficult decisions that may be required, the work of recruitment, performance management and day to day employment relations management continues also, COVID-19 will be with us for some time, so the disciplines and day to day management requirements must adapt to changing landscape.
Park City will support and help you with all your business needs.
Hands, Face, Space, rule of 6, be safe everyone.
