Bosses ordering quarantining workers back on job
Article by January 14, 2021
Employers are continuing to pressure workers to return to work even as they await results of their COVID-19 tests, a prominent attorney-at-law has claimed.
Michael Lashley QC described the trend as “worrying” and called for measures to be put in place to shield workers from victimisation.
He lambasted employers for putting their interests ahead of the safety and health of their employees.
Lashley maintained that bosses owed it to their employees to ensure their environment at work was safe under the
Health and Safety at Work Act.
He said pressuring workers to return to work without knowing their COVID-19 status was potentially putting other employees at danger.