If government guidance says face coverings reduce Covid transmission individual businesses should be able to impose face covering mandates if that’s what their health and safety risk assessment concludes. Should be subject to health (physical & mental) exemptions…
https://twitter.com/peston/status/1414487809805758464
… And if that is a policy in, say, a shop then I see no reason why they owner could not prohibit people entering if they do not comply (in the same way they could with anyone posing a safety risk). But, in practical reality, given there are people for whom opposition to face…
… coverings is an ideological red line, there may be legal challenges to certain business policies. I would be very surprised if they have any success but much will depend on the clarity of government and health and safety executive guidance. The clearer it is, the easier for…
… a court to give short shrift to any legal challenge. Unfortunately, for businesses they are stuck between a rock and a hard place because they understandably want to protect their customers and staff and will also have their insurance policies in mind, and govt…
… have basically passed on the difficult decisions to them it would seem to appease Conservative backbenchers who are in the ideological anti-mask group.
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