Jacqui Atkinson and Helen Badger (pictured, left to right) of law firm Browne Jacobson explore some of the issues that may arise from long Covid and give advice for managing these absences.
As care homes continue to battle with high levels of staff absence and plan for the possibility of compulsory vaccinations further depleting their workforce, they are also having to deal with the relatively new condition known as long Covid.
In cases where an employee has been diagnosed with long Covid, it is recognised that the circumstances are harder to deal with than ‘simple’ Covid-19 absences, and most will be for significantly longer periods.
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