Business Disability Forum (BDF) has published advice for businesses and organisations on how to support the most vulnerable employees and customers/clients, as the Coronavirus continues to spread around the world.
The resource, entitled ‘Coronavirus and Disability – What you need to know’, specifically deals with disabled employees, customers and clients. It offers advice on how to support colleagues and customers who have a condition or are taking medication because they will have a compromised immune system, and therefore are more susceptible to catching infections, according to BDF.
“We know that organisations want to be able to offer the best support and advice they can to their disabled employees and clients at this time,” stated Diane Lightfoot, CEO of Business Disability Forum. “We hope that our resource will help with that.”
TIMELY SUPPORT
BDF’s resource covers issues such as:
- Making reasonable adjustments for employees with a disability/long-term health condition, including working from home and taking time off.
- Supporting employees who live with people with disabilities or health conditions, and are concerned about infecting them.
- Helping colleagues with caring responsibilities for others.
- Paying sick pay.
- Closing offices and asking disabled employees to work from home.
- Refunding disabled customers who do not wish to travel to a public event or performance.
- Making alternative arrangements for appointments where a disabled person is required to appear in person.
Click here to access the guide. WHO has also advised companies to prepare for Coronavirus (as reported), and has produced guidelines on the precautions they can take immediately to help reduce lost working days due to illness, and slow or even stop the spread of COVID-19.
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