Blair Adams featured in London Loves Business on possibility of fifth of workers being off sick at the peak of coronavirus

The government has advised that up to a fifth of the UK’s workforce could be off sick at the same time during the peak of the coronavirus. The prime minister warned that it is “highly likely” the UK will have further infections in the governments’ latest plans. Partner, Blair Adams, comments that “The prediction that up to a fifth of UK workers could be off sick at the peak of the coronavirus outbreak means that businesses and other organisations are going to be stretched in a variety of ways, including in terms of workforce planning.  In these early stages, most employers have been taking a benevolent and socially responsible  approach to low levels of COVID-19-related absence, such as self-isolation, treating it as exceptional and involuntary. However, employers may soon need to consider their longer-term approach to a number of people-related issues. “Technology has a big part to play for businesses that can impose remote working or foreign travel bans but for many  organisations, remote working is impossible or only marginally significant.”

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