Pandemic planning guidelines published by New Zealand government

The New Zealand State Services Commission has published pandemic planning guidance aimed at helping public sector organisations update their business continuity provisions.

The guidance focuses on:

* Attendance in the workplace, the issues that relate to an employee's refusal to do so and utilisation of remote working (usually working from home);

* Salary payments during a pandemic and related issues of additional paid leave over and above an employee's accrued entitlements;

* The ability to require staff to provide wider support during a pandemic by undertaking additional duties that are not in the employee's job description; and;

* Approaches to take if there is a workplace closure by the Ministry of Health.

Read the document.

•Date: 25th April 2006• Region: New Zealand • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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