As businesses start returning to their workplaces following the most recent outbreak of COVID-19, BNSW is publishing this guide so businesses can easily navigate the myriad of laws that will impose obligations on employers returning workers to the workplace in NSW.
The guide separately addresses each of the important considerations employers will need to grapple with, including:
- How do I make the workplace safe for return?
- Can I require persons to become vaccinated to enter my workplace?
- How do I legally ascertain someone’s vaccine status?
- How do I deal with employees who do not wish to return to the workplace?
- What isolation requirements apply if employees test positive to COVID-19?
- How do I respond if there is a COVID-19 case that attends my premises?
- What if some employees cannot become vaccinated or meet return to work requirements due to medical reasons - how do discrimination laws apply?
We also attach some template documents that will help employers navigate some of the above issues.
