Business Continuity Plan Template Page 25

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Establish Policies to be Implemented during a Pandemic
During a Pandemic flu event it has been forecasted that a high percentage of employees will be
absent for an extended period of time. Because <Your Business Here> has developed policies
for social distancing we are discouraging employees from attending work if they are ill or
suspected to be ill.
Therefore we have established policies for the following pandemic related employee actions:
Employee compensation and sick-leave absences unique to a pandemic (i.e. non-
punitive, liberal leave), including policies on when a previously ill person is no longer
infectious and can return to work after illness.
Flexible worksite (i.e. telecommuting) and flexible work hours (i.e. staggered shifts)
Preventing influenza spread at the worksite (i.e. promoting respiratory hygiene/cough
etiquette, and prompt exclusion of people with influenza symptoms)
Restricting travel to affected geographic areas (consider both domestic and international
sites), evacuating employees working in or near an affected area when an outbreak
begins, and guidance for employees returning from affected areas (refer to CDC travel
recommendations).
Procedures for activating and terminating the company’s response plan (including
authorities and triggers (why would indicate the need to trigger a response plan)),
altering business operations (i.e. shutting down operations in affected areas), and
transferring business knowledge to key employees.
<Insert your company’s policies here. Make sure to include appointing authorities,
initiation of the procedures and when the procedures will be terminated. This may require
contacting your local health department or other organizations to help develop specific
employee policies for pandemic flu>
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