Measures at workplace against coronavirus in the UK 2020| ��ƽ��

How is your workplace managing coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Characteristic	Share of responses
They’re offering sanitization products e.g.hand sanitizers, wipes	24%
They’ve not done anything, it’s business as usual	21%
They’re providing regular communications about the virus	19%
They’re frequently communicating possible measures which might be taken in the short term	15%
They’re cleaning the offices more regularly	12%
They’ve created an official plan to help employees stay safe	11%
They’re committed to paying employees if they have to self-isolate rather than just the minimum pay	7%
They’re encouraging employees to work from home	7%
They’ve cancelled/cut down on work related travel	7%
Other	3%
They’ve made working from home mandatory for everyone	2%
I don’t work for a company/I’m not in an office so I can’t say	37%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

March 5 to March 12. 2020

Number of respondents

2,229 respondents

Age group

16-64 years

Method of interview

Online survey

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According to a survey performed in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2020, 24 percent of respondents stated their workplace was offering sanitization products eg. hand sanitizer, wipes to help protect employees against coronavirus (COVID-19), while an additional 19 percent reported receiving regular communication about the virus at their workplace. However, 21 percent of respondents mention that nothing had changed in their workplace policy to manage the spread of coronavirus and business was running as usual.

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