No express exception was made in the lockdown regulations
published on 25 March 2020 for businesses that can operate through
telecommunications from the residences of staff members.
This has now been addressed through an amendment to regulation
11B(1)(b) published on 26 March 2020. The amended
regulation reads as follows:
"During the lockdown, all businesses and other entities
shall cease operations, except for any business or entity involved
in the manufacturing, supply, or provision of an essential good or
service, save where operations are provided from outside of the
Republic or can be provided remotely by a person from their normal
place of residence."
The amendment should be welcomed in that it clarifies that the
lockdown does not prohibit remote work from home arrangements.*
