Leave options for self-isolating employees

The resurgence of COVID-19 has not only ruined summer holiday plans and family get togethers. It has also thrust thousands of people into self-isolation and left them unable to attend work, with knock on effects felt by short-staffed employers and aggrieved customers.

As an employer, it is very likely you will be required to consider how to best manage a situation where an employee either tests positive to COVID-19, is caring for someone with COVID-19, or is required by a government directive to self-isolate as a close contact.

As a starting point it is recommended that if an employee is required to attend the workplace, but is unable to do so because they are self-isolating, consideration should be given to whether they are able to perform their role from home (assuming, of course, that they are well enough to do so).