Answering the call to improve productivity
According to Wikipedia Joseph Chamberlain said in a speech to Parliament in 1898, “I think that you will all agree that we are living in most interesting times.” It would appear that we are now living in a chaotic phase in world history with some people in a dilemma perhaps unforeseen a century ago on whether to return to work in offices due to the risk of Covid-19 contagion. It’s through the forethought of the government in 1994 that the guidance in the law is quite clear which should reassure those people with concerns for their health however, it appears that some employers are still grappling to find solutions to the challenge of getting people back to work in safety during the pandemic.
A number of exclusive hairdressers, nurseries, cafes, offices, training establishments, gyms and other businesses have distinguishing themselves over the last two years by adopting on premises instant screening checks much to the delight of both the employees and clients. This form of health protection gives reassurance and peace of mind to both employees and clients while reducing the risk of litigation to employers who adopt social responsible initiatives to fulfill their a duty of care under the law. Getting staff back to work is much easier when there are Covid-19 screening measures in place while there are other benefits too such as reduced staff sickness and higher client retention rates.
Technology is a door keeper of health
Increasingly, organisations like those aforementioned, are turning to technology like FeverCheckerPro™ systems as Covid-19 ‘door keepers’ to help protect staff and visitors in offices and other premises from the threat of contagion among those in close proximity. Most business premises have a form of access control which allows only authorised entry but more often than not there’s nothing stopping an often far more dangerous enemy, in the form of infectious viruses like Covid-19, from entering. The preeminence of this situation remains a mystery as the prevailing Health and Safety at Work Act 1994, section 2 says that employers are obliged to protect staff from ‘harm’ and ‘hazard’ while at work, yet frequently they have no sickness protection measures in place to do this. Digital systems like FeverCheckerPro™ provide instant digital screening facilities that assist employers to fulfill their respective duties and responsibilities under the aforementioned legislation. It is this very law that offers protection to all employees and should be a reassurance to those who are reluctant to go back to office based work. However, in the absence of the aforementioned protection measures it might be of little surprise that some employees feel rather exposed to the potential of infectious illness at work. For the employer there are other benefits too for taking a tech based approach, as one business in Hampshire highlighted….
” Having FeverCheckerPro has helped our business enormously as our staff and clients feel more confident and our business is more productive as a result. “
Incentives help employee engagement
We are indeed living in interesting times which are also times for grasping opportunities for refining and evolving best practices. As if daily entry checks are not an appropriate enough method to encourage employees to return to their offices, then the Check ‘n Go™ systems can also automatically deliver personal warm and caring ‘welcome’ messages directly to employees upon entering a premises or even the day before or the day after, as reassurance and help to make then feel valued. FeverCheckerPro™ systems can go even further with incentive and loyalty rewards programmes as additional facilities to encourage people to return to the office or perhaps just as a small token of appreciation. These are indeed interesting times bringing on not just new challenges but new opportunities too to evolve, improve efficiencies, reduce costs and elevate productivity.
