Going through the emergency bill. Main measures
1/ regulators to emergency register medical staff. Could include retired docs/nurses or students
2/ retired social workers back onto registers
3/ workers allowed to take emergency voluntary leave. UK wide compensation fund 1/
1/ regulators to emergency register medical staff. Could include retired docs/nurses or students
2/ retired social workers back onto registers
3/ workers allowed to take emergency voluntary leave. UK wide compensation fund 1/
- Suspension of rules preventing NHS staff returning from retirement from working more than 16 hours/wk
- Relaxation of rules for schools & nurseries on child/teacher ratios/school meal standards
- Powers for home sec to close ports/airports
- Powers to ban events/gatherings 2/
- Relaxation of rules for schools & nurseries on child/teacher ratios/school meal standards
- Powers for home sec to close ports/airports
- Powers to ban events/gatherings 2/
- Powers to close schools and nurseries
- Powers to detain people if suspected of having coronavirus
- Expand list of who can register death to include funeral directors
- Councils could be given option to extend operating times of crematoriums 3/
- Powers to detain people if suspected of having coronavirus
- Expand list of who can register death to include funeral directors
- Councils could be given option to extend operating times of crematoriums 3/
- Sick pay: govt suspends rule that sick pay not pay in first three days off work (paid from day one)
- Employers with less than 250 employees can reclaim sick pay 4/
- Employers with less than 250 employees can reclaim sick pay 4/
