As the COVID-19 pandemic develops, so too does the advice for employers, taking into account government health advice and support which changes and is updated day to day. Matters have now taken a dramatic turn with the Government support measures announced on Friday 20 March and the “lockdown” initiated by the Prime Minister and First Minister last night, Monday 23 March.
The World Health Organization has labelled the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. It is anticipated the UK will soon switch to tactics aimed at delaying the spread of coronavirus, rather than containing it.
Following our blog on 3 March, there are now 23 cases of Coronavirus in Scotland and a total of 319 cases across the UK. Five people have now died from coronavirus in the UK.