Managing Long Covid

Summary

Covid 19 can cause symptoms lasting weeks or months for some people.  This is known as long Covid or post Covid 19 syndrome.

This will have implications for employers and each case will need to be treated on its merits. No two people will have the same experience of Covid and the symptoms of long Covid are wide ranging so taking a one size fits all approach to managing long Covid will not work.

Some people will make a full recovery within a few weeks or months but for some it will take longer.

Employers will have to engage with each sufferer in a sympathetic manner in order to establish the nature of the problem and then put into place a support plan which may include occupational health or GP referrals, phased returns, reduced hours, home working or other reasonable adjustments.

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