{"id":6173,"date":"2020-06-19T13:19:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T11:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line-ehs.co.uk\/ehs\/?p=6173"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:28:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:28:29","slug":"uk-covid-19-new-return-to-work-guidance-from-hse-changes-to-covid-19-job-retention-scheme-and-international-travel-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/uk-covid-19-new-return-to-work-guidance-from-hse-changes-to-covid-19-job-retention-scheme-and-international-travel-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"UK | COVID-19 | New return to work guidance from HSE, Changes to COVID-19 Job Retention Scheme and International travel guidance"},"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 UK starts returning to work, new guidance by the Health and Safety Executive is available. Details to the changes relating to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are also available. Travel guidance updated for international trips.  <\/div>\n<div>  <u>Returning to Work guidance<\/u>  The HSE has put online a centralised page with information on <a>Working safely during the coronavirus outbreak<\/a>. It includes information on: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a>Risk Assessments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Make your workplace &#8216;Covid Secure&#8217; <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Cleaning, hygiene and hand sanitiser<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Additionnally the Government has updated guidance for <a>England<\/a> and Northern Ireland (<a>Workplace safety guidelines<\/a> and <a>Guide to making workplaces safer<\/a>)  <u>Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme<\/u>  The CJRS will allow for flexible working between now and October. The scheme will allow the employees to work for a number of hours while on furlough. From September employers will have to contribute to a percentage of the salary given to employees on furlough. Full details of the changes <a>available here<\/a>.  More guidance on the Scheme and practical concerns<a> here<\/a>  <u>Additional Travel Guidance<\/u>  With the introduction of new measures related to public transportation and travel, the UK Government updated it&#8217;s guidance regarding <a>international travel<\/a>, including air travel. More details on travel <a>available here<\/a>  <em>For more Covid-19 related information consult our previous alerts. <\/em>  <\/div>\n<div>  Sources: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a>Health and Safety Executive: Working Safely during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Gov.uk Working safely during coronavirus England<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Nibusinessinfo.co.uk Workplace Safety Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Nibusinessinfo.co.uk Guide to Making Workplace Safer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Gov.uk Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Gov.uk Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Gov.uk Coronavirus (Covid-19) essential international travel guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>gov.uk Coronavirus (Covid 19): Transport and travel guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <a><img \/><\/a>  <\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6174,"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 return to work guidance from HSE, Changes to COVID-19 Job Retention Scheme and International travel guidance - 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-return-to-work-guidance-from-hse-changes-to-covid-19-job-retention-scheme-and-international-travel-guidance\/\" \/>\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 return to work guidance from HSE, Changes to COVID-19 Job Retention Scheme and International travel guidance - Red On line (COM)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As the UK starts returning to work, new guidance by the Health and Safety Executive is available. 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