There are practical issues that employers must give careful consideration to the lack of structure.
Legal experts have weighed in on how companies can prepare the workplace during and post the lockdown, which was implemented last month to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
What does this mean in terms of occupational health and safety? Is the home environment considered a work environment if someone contracts the virus? Frontline workers are those in direct contact with the virus, such as medical doctors and ICU nurses.Leppan said this was where employers should be careful.
Lumb said while working remotely might lead to employers needing to restructure their workforce, this needed to be done within the confines of the law.
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