COVID-19: InternetNZ’s preparedness exercise
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With the global spread of COVID-19 on everyone’s minds, we’ve been reflecting on what it means to be a responsible employer in New Zealand. How do we protect staff and their families? How can we ensure our staff feel supported during this time? What plans do we have in place for dealing with a pandemic now or in the future?
We are preparing for how we will deal with an array of possibilities related to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, or any future pandemic, in Aotearoa. We’ve been closely monitoring the situation and developing responses for now and in the future, using the Ministry of Health workplace pandemic influenza guidance. While we hope our staff and communities remain safe from COVID-19, the government has confirmed over 6,000 people as having been or being in self-isolation in New Zealand, so we must be ready.
Considering remote working and working from home preparedness is a vital part of responding to the current situation as well as being prepared for potential spread.