Information for the business sector, employers and employees
Planning and preparation is essential to minimise the risk for your business or workplace. A pandemic would cause more people than normal (possibly up to half the workforce) to be away from work for periods of time. Workers may need time off because they are sick, in quarantine, caring for someone who is sick, or caring for children if schools are closed.
Building confidence in your staff and customers to continue to work or engage with your business is critical to limiting the impact of an influenza pandemic. All businesses should plan to implement clearly identifiable measures to reduce the risk of staff and customers catching the flu. Make sure people know that your business is pandemic prepared.
More information including a Business Disaster Survival Guide is available from www.development.tas.gov.au.
Preparing your business
For more information on how to prepare your business, find more information online at www.development.tas.gov.au or call Business Point on 1800 440 026.
Medical Certificates
As the number of people with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza increases, so too does the pressure on medical facilities and GPs.
During the pandemic, employers are urged to be flexible about the need for medical certificates from employees who are ill with flu symptoms, or who are caring for ill family members.
Consider accepting a Statutory Declaration from staff on return to work instead.
*Note: If you are having trouble accessing the documents below, right click on the link, select Save Target As and save the document to your desktop.
Brochures
- Preparing for pandemic influenza: what you can do
- Protect yourself and others from infectious diseases - Wash your hands and cover your cough
Fact sheets
- Preparing your workplace for a flu pandemic
- Key considerations for preparing your workplace for a pandemic
- Personal Protective Equipment: what to stock for your business
- Protecting staff from influenza
- Cleaning to protect against influenza
- Food preparation and service during a flu pandemic
- How you can tell if a business is pandemic prepared
- Managing volunteers during a flu pandemic
- Frontline staff - how to protect yourself
Posters
- Protect yourself from the flu
- Wash your hands
- Keep your distance
- Cover your cough
- Know the signs of flu
- Staff influenza notice
