Guidance for Employers on Leave Arising from COVID-19 Exposure

As the COVID-19 cases continue to increase, many employers have been faced with many leave requests over the last few weeks. However, every scenario is not the same as some employees fall into varying categories such as positive cases (persons in hospital or home isolation), primary contacts or secondary contacts. To allow for careful application of the policy, we have broken down the guidance into three scenarios. The scenarios include treatment of secondary contacts, primary contacts, and positive cases (persons in hospital or home isolation).