'Adopt three-step worker support plan' to combat coronavirus

Howden tells employers

Adam Saville
clock • 3 min read

Likely that some employers will need to implement quarantine procedure to prevent spread

Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing is urging employers to adopt a three-step worker support plan to combat coronavirus (COVID-19),  As part of national efforts to contain the virus in the UK, the government is making plans to move toward the ‘delay' stage of its plan. Earlier today it was announced that the whole of Italy faces quarantine and as of 9am this morning there were 319 confirmed cases in the UK. Howden said that more forward-thinking employers are already formulating their own plans to prevent the spread of infection. It is widely accepted that at least a few employers...

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