Throughout this whole period of uncertainty, employers have been required to react and make decisions quickly. Before returning to work, we would encourage businesses to take the time now to consider all options to create a safe working environment as this will be valuable in mitigating any difficulties and potential liability claims further down the line. Managing and overcoming understandable employee and customer concerns as to potential COVID-19 exposure once they are back at work, commuting or visiting places of business, will be far more challenging. To build such confidence, measures may be required which exceed the minimum required by official guidance.

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In preparation for reopening your business and asking employees to come back to work, it’s imperative that your company thoughtfully constructs a return to work plan for its employees to keep everyone healthy and safe following the COVID19 pandemic.

A return to work plan is typically created to help reintegrate workers who have been injured or have been on leave. The plan includes details on how the worker will gradually return to work and any job related specifics. Its purpose is to formalise steps for a safe and quick return to work. Download the full guide to explore what your COVID-19 return to work plan should include.

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Outform’s iDISPLAY Thermometer is designed to instill a sense of trust and safety in people across industries as they re-commence everyday activities, and public gatherings post COVID-19. As we continue to find innovative ways to do our part in flattening the curve, Outform’s non-contact infrared thermometers will enable our customers to invite users back in stores, schools, and work, in a costeffective, efficient, and safe way.

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We regularly review our remote working business plan to ensure we continue to operate effectively throughout this pandemic. Every member of our broking and claims team has worked tirelessly to ensure our service proposition during lockdown remained seamless and we shall continue to work remotely following advice and official guidelines from The Government.  We are planning the return to our office premises as and when The Government guidance allows us to do so and currently carrying out specific Covid-19 risk assessments and taking all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of our team.

Like all businesses, we are working on a practical framework to consider new ways of operating, complimenting and improving the service proposition we provide to our clients. In the meantime, contact numbers and email addresses remain unchanged, so you don’t have to do anything differently to get in touch. Some phones however may be diverted to mobiles. We continue to facilitate client and new customer meetings using Zoom video conferencing and to ease the strain on our remote telephony capability we ask that you communicate with us by email, wherever possible. Your business is and will always continue to remain our focus.

Please follow us on our LinkedIn: Hamilton Leigh Ltd or on Twitter @HamiltonLeigh which is where we’ll flag relevant updates rather than sending multiple emails. The webpage we will be updating regularly is as follows: www.hamiltonleigh.com

Now the Government has begun lifting lockdown restrictions and business owners are focusing on getting their businesses back up and running, we want to share some helpful advice to support you with your preparation. From safety checks to supply chain disruption and security measures to staffing, getting back to business will be far more than just switching the lights back on.

This document highlights the exposures that directors, officers and senior managers may face as we return to business, in addition to setting out some considerations you should be taking into account as we enter what can only be described as unchartered waters.

Get back to business the right way.

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK many of our clients are implementing contingency plans such as home-working, skeleton staffing, social distancing and cleansing regimes to maintain operations. However, for some organisations this is not possible, and following the latest government advice some workplaces will now temporarily shut down for a period of time. Buildings, whether temporarily closed or permanently unoccupied can be at greater risk from the likes of arson, antisocial behaviour such as vandalism or squatters, theft, and escape of water.

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There is much discussion regarding business interruption insurance and why in most cases, it does not extend to cover financial losses suffered as a result of forced business closure. Its imperative businesses receive additional financial support from the Government as a consequence of having purchased Business Interruption insurance, as explained further in this article.

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