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In July 2020 the government announced that shielding for the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable would be paused with effect from 1st August in England and 16th August in Wales.
We have been working with health and safety teams, the Trade Unions and in consultation with public health officials to create this guidance. The guidance explains the conversations that managers must have and individual risk assessments that must take place for colleagues before deciding whether they can return to a workplace.
The guidance also explains the situation for staff who live or care for someone who is clinically extremely vulnerable.
You should make sure all of your managers and staff read this guidance because returning to work may cause real fear and anxiety for people who have been shielding since March.
Please make sure all staff continue to adhere to social distancing and hygiene methods, particularly hand washing. There is a real risk that over time people become more complacent and less likely to do the basics. As we are bringing people back to the workplace, we must make sure it is safe for them and that they are reassured through messaging from senior managers that this is taken seriously.
One reply on “Staff – Family Shielding & Vulnerable Staff”
Will the shielding risk assessment template be updated so that it make sense and follows a logical order? I have concerns over the final risk rating at the end and the parameters used. And you cannot have a final risk rating of zero where the possible options are 1, 2 and 3.