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The escalating pandemic of the Coronavirus (also referred to as
COVID-19), has taken a heavy toll on the workplace environment. As
workers become perturbed about the risks they may be exposed to at
the workplace, employers are striving to keep their businesses and
companies afloat while adhering to all statutory obligations,
particularly those obligations relevant to the Coronavirus
pandemic.
In terms of article 6 of the Occupational Health and Safety
Authority Act (Chapter 424 of the Laws of Malta), an employer is
legally obliged "to ensure the health and safety at all
times of all persons who may be
affected by the work being carried out for such employer"
(emphasis added). This all-encompassing article entails that the
employer is not only required to ensure the health and safety of
its workers but must also ensure the health and safety of all
persons; including external service
