Acas, the independent public body that provides free, impartial advice to employers, employees, and their representatives, has published guidance ‘ Working safely during coronavirus’, including how to deal with workers who do not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The government has issued ‘Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing: guidance for employers and third-party healthcare providers’ which is for both employers and also healthcare providers.
The ICO has issued guidance ‘Data protection and coronavirus – advice for organisations’, which includes a section on testing, as well as covering:
- Regulatory approach
- Surveillance
- Case studies: disclosing information for contact tracing
- Maintaining records of staff, customers and visitors for contact tracing purposes
- Vaccinations
The Health and Safety Executive also has a web page giving COVID-related guidance and information, including topics such as protecting home workers and drivers’ welfare.
Operative date
- Now
Recommendation
- Check the Acas vaccination guidance on the Acas website, the government testing guidance on the GOV.UK website, the data protection guidance on the ICO website and the health and safety advice on the HSE website.
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