The end of the work-from-home guidance must not lead to a chaotic free for all

Prospect has responded to a statement by the Prime Minister on moving to the next stage of the COVID roadmap in England.

Mike Clancy, Prospect General Secretary, said:

“The end of the work-from-home guidance must not lead to a chaotic free for all with employers making decisions about their workforce with no consultation, and little guidance from government.

“Managing this transition well will require employers to work with staff and trade unions to adjust to a new normal, whether that is returning to offices or continued home working, and government should be making it clear that employers should not be acting unilaterally in either forcing employees back into offices or keeping them at home.

“We also need far more detail about the role the Health and Safety Executive will have in working with businesses to make workplaces Covid secure, and the government must permanently reverse a decade of damaging funding cuts to the HSE.”