Reopening Workplaces: Employment Issues

First Published in The Royal Gazette, Legally Speaking, May 2020

As Bermuda takes the first tentative steps in its phased reopening plan, we review some of the key practical issues that employers must address as and when they are ready to welcome employees back into the workplace.

The cornerstone of any return to work plan will be the measures that employers put in place to protect their employees' health and safety, as they are required to do by law. The Ministry of Health has recently issued detailed guidance to help employers devise effective protocols to safeguard employees returning to work, as well as an online training course for employers and employees on the fundamentals of infection prevention and control. Employers would be well-advised to review this guidance and to keep abreast of further Government updates.