Returning To Work Under COVIDSafe Workplace Plans And Other Recent Trends

Last week the Australian Government announced a three step framework for a COVIDSafe Australia. The states and territories are able to implement changes based on their specific COVID-19 conditions. This means the states are implementing the various measures in step 1, step 2 and step 3 according to their own timetables.

The Australian Government framework provides for a return of employees to workplaces with a COVIDSafe Workplace Plan. The National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC) has released a template COVIDSafe Plan, underpinned by the Safe Workplace Principles which were released on 24 April 2020.  Under these Principles employers and workers must work together to: