{"id":14344,"date":"2020-11-05T17:16:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T16:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line-ehs.co.uk\/ehs\/?p=6458"},"modified":"2022-07-07T04:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T02:53:44","slug":"uk-covid-19-restrictions-and-measures-in-place-across-the-uk-how-does-it-affect-your-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/uk-covid-19-restrictions-and-measures-in-place-across-the-uk-how-does-it-affect-your-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"UK | COVID-19: Restrictions and measures in place across the UK, how does it affect your workplace?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first week of November 2020 brought forth a number of changes in Covid-19 related restrictions and measures. Here we provide an overview and associated guidance relevant to the workplace<\/p>\n\n

\n\nThe UK has taken a localised approach to reduce risks related to Covid-19, with each nation having their own system.\n
In England:<\/u><\/h6>\nFrom Thursday 5 November 2020<\/strong>, England will be facing new restrictions which limit non-essential travel and shopping. People are asked to stay home<\/u> unless it is to fulfil an essential purpose. Work is considered an essential purpose if the employee can not work from home<\/strong>. These measures were passed by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 (03\/Nov\/2020)<\/a> and will be in place until Wednesday 2 December 2020.\n