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Written by: Elliott McNamee - August 7, 2020
As part of your duty of care to employees, you should have an action plan that outlines the specific steps to take should someone become ill while traveling on company business. There are two steps: 1. planning for prevention, and 2. planning for handling an illness by giving employees instructions for what to do if they do get sick.
The first step is prevention. The easiest way to deal with an employee getting COVID-19 while on a business trip is for them to avoid getting sick in the first place.
Make sure that employees have clear directions for what to do while traveling:
The second step is planning for and handling an illness.
Make sure that employees have clear directions for what to do if they suspect or know that they’ve been exposed to someone with COVID while on the road, or if they exhibit any symptoms. Here’s what they should do:
Again, the key to handling an illness on the road is to avoid the illness in the first place. Failing that, having a plan that’s well communicated to travelers and other stakeholders is the backup that you should prepare now, just in case.
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