{"id":14327,"date":"2020-06-12T15:09:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T13:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line-ehs.co.uk\/ehs\/?p=6167"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:28:32","slug":"uk-covid-19-new-measures-around-travel-and-guidance-on-return-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/uk-covid-19-new-measures-around-travel-and-guidance-on-return-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"UK | COVID-19 | New Measures around Travel and guidance on return to work"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"separator separator--center separator--gradient separator--md\"><\/span>\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\"><strong>EHS regulatory compliance and monitoring \u2013 an expert solution to ensure your organization\u2019s compliance <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay ahead of evolving HSE requirements across 300+ jurisdictions, with daily updates curated by our in-house legal experts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bttn-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/solutions\/regulatory-compliance-and-monitoring\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"bttn  bttn--md\"><span class=\"bttn__cont-label-icon\"><span class=\"bttn__label\">Discover Red-on-line\u2019s regulatory compliance and monitoring solution.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div>  As the United Kingdom starts to ease restrictions linked to the coronavirus epidemic, new measures have been introduced relating to travelling to the UK from outside the common travel area. Additionnally, guidance around testing has been published.  <\/div>\n<div>  <u><strong>International Travel <\/strong><\/u> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As lockdown measures ease in Europe, more international travel is anticipated. With this in mind, <a>England<\/a>, <a>Wales<\/a>, <a>Scotland<\/a> and <a>Northern Ireland<\/a> have all passed regulations to limit risks.<\/li>\n<li>Travellers arriving in the United Kingdom will generally have to follow strict self-isolation measures for 14 days following their arrival. They will also be required to provide contact information, details of requirements vary by region.<\/li>\n<li>Exceptions exist for certain workers on business, find a <a>full list here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <strong><u>New Testing Initiative<\/u><\/strong>  Departing from earlier instructions, any person with symptoms of the virus is now <a>invited to self isolate and get tested<\/a> for the Covid-19 by contacting the NHS.  Details of the Test Trace Strategy here for <a>England<\/a>, <a>Wales<\/a>, <a>Scotland<\/a> and <a>Northern Ireland<\/a>.  Workplace specific Guidance<a> here<\/a>  <strong><u>Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme<\/u><\/strong>  The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will close to new entrants on 30 June 2020. Employees will have to be forloughed for a full 3 weeks prior to this date to be eligible for the scheme.  From 1 July 2020, the forlough scheme will evolve and increase to have some flexible work. More details to come in the next few days. The CJRS will progressively stop by October 2020.  Information on eligibility available <a>here<\/a>, and guidance on how to claim CJRS <a>here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<div>Sources: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Travel Regulations: <\/u>\n<ul>\n<li><a>England: E (SI) 2020\/568 &#8211; Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Wales: W (SI) 2020\/574 &#8211; Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Scotland: S (SI) 2020\/169 &#8211; Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Northern Ireland: NI (SI) 2020\/90 &#8211; Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a>Gov.uk Travellers Exempt from Covid-19 UK Border Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Gov.uk: Guidance: Covid-19 Getting Tested<\/a><\/li>\n<li><u>Testing:<\/u>\n<ul>\n<li><a>England, HSE campaing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Wales: Welsh Government<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Scotland: Government Advice for Employers on Testing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Northern Ireland: Public Health NI <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a>NHS Test and Trace: workplace guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Gov.uk: Guidance: which employees are eligable for CJRS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Gov.uk: Guidance: Claim CJRS wages<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <a><img \/><\/a>  <\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[591,611],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UK | COVID-19 | New Measures around Travel and guidance on return to work - Red On line (COM)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/uk-covid-19-new-measures-around-travel-and-guidance-on-return-to-work\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK | COVID-19 | New Measures around Travel and guidance on return to work - Red On line (COM)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As the United Kingdom starts to ease restrictions linked to the coronavirus epidemic, new measures have been introduced relating to travelling to the UK from outside the common travel area. 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