Nursery World - Childcare Counsel: pay for quarantined staff

Hannah Belton, director and head of employment law at Morgan LaRoche, on the rules on pay for quarantined staff

What pay is a quarantined employee entitled to?

Employees returning from overseas will, in the majority of cases, no longer be required to self-isolate for 14 days since the rules changed on 10 July.

However, the 14-day quarantine period still applies to travel from countries not listed as exempt, and the recent removal of some countries from the travel corridors list shows that major overseas destinations can be affected at little or no notice.

It is an offence to fail to adhere to the self-isolation requirement. An employee may be fined up to £100 if they refuse to provide their contact details. They may also be fined up to £1,000 if they refuse to self-isolate, and could face further action.

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