COVID-19 – EMPLOYEE PROTOCOL UPDATE – 03-16-2020
Returning from travel outside of Canada
Employees returning from outside of Canada must notify their manager that they have been outside of the country.
Employees who have travelled outside Canada and are not symptomatic ARE able to return to work but must follow the following precautions:
- Self-monitor daily for signs and symptoms of illness;
- Wear a surgical mask at all times and in all areas of your workplace;
- Follow infection prevention and control protocols including diligent hand hygiene and the use of personal protective equipment when delivering patient care;
- Reduce close contact with other health care workers and avoid shared spaces where possible;
- Avoid close contact with others when travelling to and from work and between shifts; and
- Self-isolate at home on days when not required at their workplace.
Menno Place strongly recommends that staff follow the travel and cruise ship advisory identified by the BC Center for Disease Control http://www.bccdc.ca
Employees with Symptoms:
If you are experiencing ANY cough, fever or other respiratory symptoms OR believe you may have been exposed to COVID-19 or any other respiratory illness, you must call 8-1-1 and inform Menno Place. You must self-isolate, recuperating at home on sick leave. Employees should not change their approach to work if they are sick. If you have flu-like symptoms, you should not be at work, but should recuperate at home.
Expectation to Work:
New LOA requests will not be approved for the next 60 days. Although concerns about potential exposure in the community are understandable, employees who do not have symptoms of illness or who are not actively seeking direction from a qualified medical practitioner are expected to attend work as usual.
