Employment Implications of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Published on: 06/03/2020
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In this month's Employment Law at 11 webinar, Commercial Director at O'Reilly Stewart solicitors, Seamus McGranaghan, joins Rolanda Markey, Learning and Development Services Officer at Legal Island, to answer your questions on the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on employers in Northern Ireland and the potential implications.

Questions discussed:

  • If an employee comes back from an area identified as risky by the WHO, must the employee self-isolate?
  • Can we refuse an employee entry to our premises if they insist on coming to work? Do we have to pay them in these circumstances?
  • Will they receive sick pay, SSP or contractual, if they are self-isolated but not sick?
  • What if an employee decides to self-isolate but they have not been near someone

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 06/03/2020