The Transitional Protocol eases many requirements on businesses but says good practices should be maintained.
The wearing of face masks now only applies to certain settings such as healthcare, transport, retail and public offices and by those serving food and drink.Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar said the document was designed to help, not to complicate. Employers have been asked to maintain good infection control practices, keep a Covid-19 response plan in place and take into account the needs of high risk workers.
Mr Harbor said most employers are taking a cautious approach but workers do have genuine work concerns about these new practices and employers will need to be sensitive to their concerns. Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne programme, Mr Harbor said the legislation published last week was more of a "right to refuse" than a right to request remote working and is out of kilter with what is actually happening in workplaces.
And?
Lovely soft language there. Covid is Covid regardless of what test was administered. Combine the case numbers and include the weekend case numbers.
8631 cases in other words.