Boris Johnson has told ministers to develop 'robust contingency plans' amid concerns over Covid workplace absences.
Workplaces have been told to prepare for increased absences in coming weeks.Boris Johnson has told ministers to develop "robust contingency plans" for workplace absences as Covid continues to take its toll on businesses.He tasked ministers with drawing up the plans with their respective sectors ahead of high Covid levels potentially hitting businesses hard over coming weeks.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Steve Barclay is said to be chairing "regular meetings" with ministers as well, in order to assess how Omicron is affecting workforces and supply chains. Meanwhile, public sector leaders have been asked to prepare for a worst case scenario of up to a quarter of staff off work as the virus continues to sweep the nation, the Cabinet Office said.
Leaders have been asked to test plans against 10 per cent, 20 per cent and 25 per cent workforce absence rates. However, the Cabinet Office claimed that, so far, disruption caused by Omicron had been controlled in "most parts of the public sector".
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