Question: How do we decide who goes to work and who should stay home?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Other people's homes
section_headers: 2. Who should go to work
section_content: In this section

2.1 Protecting people who are at higher risk
2.2 People who need to self-isolate
2.3 Equality in the workplace

Objective: That everyone should work from home, unless they cannot work from
home.
It is recognised that for providers of in-home services, it is often not
possible to work from home.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Finding digital or remote alternatives to physical, in-home work where possible such as video or phone consultations.


Discussing working environment and practices with householders and clients in advance to confirm how the work will be carried out, if a physical visit is needed.


Employers and agencies should keep in touch with workers, who they might usually meet with face-to-face, on their working arrangements including their welfare, mental and physical health and personal security.



Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This answer needs to be improved because it was on the right track, but not good enough to really answer the question. It only talks about how employees can work remotely safely, but doesn’t talk about who should be determined as non essential for remote work.
This does not help in how to decide who goes to work and who stays home. It only references equality, who needs to self isolate and who is at higher risk.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Shops and branches
section_headers: 2. Who should go to work?
section_content: In this section

2.1 Protecting people who are at higher risk
2.2 People who need to self-isolate
2.3 Equality in the workplace

Objective: That everyone should work from home, unless they cannot work.
Nobody should go to work if your business is closed under current government
regulations.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Considering who is essential to be on the premises; for example, back of house workers should work from home if at all possible.


Planning for the minimum number of people needed on site to operate safely and effectively.


Monitoring the wellbeing of people who are working from home and helping them stay connected to the rest of the workforce, especially if the majority of their colleagues are on-site.


Keeping in touch with off-site workers on their working arrangements including their welfare, mental and physical health and personal security.


Providing equipment for people to work from home safely and effectively, for example, remote access to work systems.



Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This gives guidance on how to decide who goes to work and who stays home.
This is an excellent answer because it provides information as to how an employer can deem an employee as an essential worker or not. Therefore, this answers the question.

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Excellent

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Staying alert and safe (social distancing)
section_headers: Staying at home
section_content: It is still very important that people stay home unless necessary to go out
for specific reasons set out in
law. These include:

for work, where you cannot work from home
going to shops that are permitted to be open – to get things like food and medicine, and to collect goods ordered online or on the phone
to exercise or spend time outdoors for recreation
any medical need, to donate blood, avoid injury or illness, escape risk of harm, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person

Where parents or someone with parental responsibility do not live in the same
household, children under 18 can be moved between their parents’ homes to
continue existing arrangements for access and contact.
The government has also identified a number of critical
workers whose children can
still go to school or their childcare provider. This critical worker
definition does not affect whether or not you can travel to work - if you are
not a critical worker, you may still travel to work if you cannot work from
home. However, if you, or a member of your household are unwell with symptoms
of coronavirus, you should isolate and should not travel to or attend the
workplace.
Critical workers and parents or guardians of vulnerable children may leave
their home to take children to and from school or their childcare provider.
You can also attend the funeral of a close family member or member of your
household (or, of a friend, if no one from their close family or household is
attending). Religious ministers or leaders can leave their homes to go to
their place of worship, but these should remain closed to the public
You may also leave or be outside of your home in order to access other
critical public services, such as social services, support provided to
victims, services provided by the Department for Work and Pensions, to fulfil
a legal obligation, or to move home in line with the government’s
guidance.
A fuller list of the reasons you can leave home is set out in the
regulations.
When you do need to go out, you should follow the guidelines on staying safe
outside your home. Most importantly, this includes the key advice that you
should stay two metres apart from anyone outside of your household. Face
coverings can help us protect each other and reduce the spread of
the disease if you are in an enclosed space where social distancing isn’t
possible and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally
meet. This is most relevant for short periods indoors in crowded areas, for
example on public transport or in some shops. You should be prepared to remove
your face covering if asked to do so by police officers and staff for the
purposes of identification.
It is still not permitted to leave your house to visit friends and family in
their home. The government is looking at how to facilitate greater contact
with close family or friends, and will explain how this can be done safely in
the coming weeks.
By following this guidance, you are helping to protect yourself, your family,
the NHS and your community.
Further guidance on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of coronavirus
(COVID-19) has been issued.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This is an excellent answer because it provides a detailed list of information about who is considered an essential worker, and who can stay at home. It also provides information about the standard person and when it is okay for them to leave home.
This is talking about what the general population can and cannot do. It does not address how to decide who goes into work or stays home.

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