Um especialista em RH está pedindo às empresas na área que garantam que seus locais de trabalho estejam seguros e prontos para receber a equipe de volta à medida que o esquema de licença do governo começa a acabar. Comunicações.
Jenny Heyes, Head of People Projects in the Employment & HR team at regional law firm Napthens, explained that businesses should focus on key areas including compliance with health and safety law and staff-wide communications.
Ela disse: “O que está ficando claro para muitas empresas é que o processo de reabertura não é tão simples quanto anunciar uma data e voltar ao trabalho. Uma avaliação de risco no local de trabalho deve ser realizada e há outras considerações de retorno ao trabalho, com um foco particular na equipe que se enquadra em uma categoria vulnerável. Questões. Relatado corretamente à gerência. Conseguir as bases antes do tempo pode tornar o processo muito mais suave para todos os envolvidos. ”
“Health and safety law is crucial. A workplace risk assessment should be conducted and there are other return to work considerations, with a particular focus on those staff who fall within a vulnerable category.
“A typical office may need signage and floor markings, air conditioning units servicing and shields between desks – there are many physical changes that a survey may highlight. There are clear legal issues that must be resolved ahead of opening an office, and there are also emotional issues.
“Many of the changes being made could adversely affect staff who are more vulnerable, some of who may have been shielding elderly relatives and some who may not be able to return to work, which also places a responsibility on employers to communicate clearly.”
Jenny said reintegration into the workplace should involve consultation with staff, and perhaps even electing a health and safety representative to allow any concerns to be properly reported to management.
She added: “A business may have to regain the trust of its workforce following a period of uncertainty – some may feel they should not be returning to the office in the first place. Getting the groundwork right ahead of time can make the process much smoother for all involved.”
Napthens’ People Projects team, in conjunction with Napthens Health and Safety, is holding a webinar entitled Returning to the Workplace on August 25. For more information see www.napthens.co.uk/event
