Decision details

Communications for providing advice for managers with staff member who test positive for Covid 19.

Decision Maker: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Decisions

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Decision:

To approve communications providing advice for managers with staff member who test positive for Covid 19.

Reasons for the decision:

In response to requests from a number of managers, we have worked with the Public Health team to produce some guidance on what you should do, as a manager, if your team member develops COVID-19 symptoms. 

This includes:

  • what to do when the employee first advises they have symptoms
  • how to respond if a team member receives a negative or positive test result
  • explanatory notes on what is meant by a contact

examples to illustrate how to respond in different scenarios.

Urgent item?: Yes

Publication date: 23/09/2020

Date of decision: 04/09/2020