Comments on: You Don’t Need to Chart Your Employee’s Covid Symptoms

By: www

www — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:23:32 +0000

Thank you for the article. It’s very useful.

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:42:29 +0000

I note that the CDC has just issued new guidance that you are deemed to have been exposed to COVID-19 if you have been within 6 feet of an infected individual for a total of 15 minutes within a 24 hour period. That’s a big change from their prior standard, which was 15 consecutive minutes. As a result, the pool of coworkers to be notified of possible exposure has dramatically expanded.

By: MariaRose

MariaRose — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:58:59 +0000

Loved the comment in the article that nosy people (or better described as control freaks) can’t be in a contact team. They totally ignore working with the facts and obsess over the details. At least in this situation, the employee with COVID-19 made a point to let her immediate co-workers know of their possible exposure, (however the rules) because they can address their individual needs to be tested faster. Timing is important in contact tracking, especially for those who had a prolonged daily interaction with an infected individual. It is part of the maybe of this virus–can anyone know how their body will react?
But overall the article gave clear concise approach to handling an exposed employee and the needed workplace reaction.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:43:46 +0000

Suzanne, thanks for this – I’m keeping your awesome sample script for future reference!

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:10:49 +0000

Thank you for the awesome advice. Dealing with an incredibly-contagious, possibly deadly, pandemic is new territory for most of us. Management tends to err by either being too restrictive — trying to “keep it quiet” and not providing necessary information to those with whom the affected employee may have come into contact — and being too intrusive, like the manager demanding daily symptom reports. It’s great to have solid, factual, guidance upon which we can rely. Thanks, again!