REVEALED | Proposed rules to end workplace lockdown

A Financial Times article has pointed towards some of the proposed workplace rules that may come into play under Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to ease lockdown restrictions in the coming weeks.

This, according to the article, includes the restriction of workplace lift usage to half capacity, continued closure of staff canteens and reduced hotdesking in a bid to keep workers separated from one another.

The proposals – which are said to be laid out in seven documents that were privately released on Sunday evening – state that employers will have to stagger shift patterns and ensure that employees adhere to social distancing measures, regardless of whether they are at work or on a break.

Additionally, face-to-face meetings will be discouraged, and employers will be told to increase car parking facilities to prevent any colleagues from having to lift share.