COVID-19 Employer FAQs

HEALTH AND SAFETY OBLIGATIONS IN A PANDEMIC

Under The Saskatchewan Employment Act an employer has a general duty to "ensure, insofar as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all of the employer's workers". Steps an employer may wish to implement to reduce transmission in the workplace are:

• Remind workers to practice proper cough and sneezing etiquette (into the bend of their elbow);
• Encourage additional hand washing by employees and provide hand sanitizing gels in key places (lunchrooms, washrooms, entrances, exits, etc);
• Ensure cleanliness of work surfaces (desks, phones, keyboards, doorknobs, railings, etc);
• Discouraging handshakes or other such greetings involving physical contact;