According to a survey conducted in March 2020, 47 percent of respondents in the United Kingdom expected their employer to encourage workers with Coronavirus symptoms to stay at home in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Although this was the most popular measure, their was also strong support for the cancellation of non-essential meetings (45 percent) and the introduction of remote working (43 percent).
Opinion on the most important actions that employers in the United Kingdom should take in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, as of March 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Encourage employees with possible symptoms to stay home
47%
Give paid sick leave to employees or contract workers
45%
Cancel non-essential meetings / events
45%
Contingency plans
43%
Remote working
43%
Prevent certain at-risk employees from coming to work
41%
Reduced direct contact
37%
Business travel bans
27%
Pay for the treatment of workers without health insurance
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Edelman. (March 17, 2020). Opinion on the most important actions that employers in the United Kingdom should take in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105678/opinion-on-actions-uk-employers-should-take-2020/
Edelman. "Opinion on the most important actions that employers in the United Kingdom should take in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, as of March 2020." Chart. March 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105678/opinion-on-actions-uk-employers-should-take-2020/
Edelman. (2020). Opinion on the most important actions that employers in the United Kingdom should take in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105678/opinion-on-actions-uk-employers-should-take-2020/
Edelman. "Opinion on The Most Important Actions That Employers in The United Kingdom Should Take in Response to The Coronavirus Outbreak, as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105678/opinion-on-actions-uk-employers-should-take-2020/
Edelman, Opinion on the most important actions that employers in the United Kingdom should take in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105678/opinion-on-actions-uk-employers-should-take-2020/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Opinion on the most important actions that employers in the United Kingdom should take in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, as of March 2020 [Graph], Edelman, March 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105678/opinion-on-actions-uk-employers-should-take-2020/
