COVID-19 Resources for Workplaces and Employers

Keeping Your Workplace Safe

Workplace Vaccination Policies

Southwestern Public Health encourages all workplaces to develop or maintain employee vaccination policies. All businesses and organizations should encourage employees to obtain Covid-19 booster doses as suggested by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization.

Letter of Recommendation for Workplace Vaccination Policies (Issued September 20, 2021)
Guidance for Workplace Vaccination Policies (SWPH)

Screening Resources

Neither active nor passive screening of patrons or employees is required. However, active screening is one way to ensure that employees stay home if they are sick or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. Southwestern Public Health suggests that workplaces have all employees and volunteers use a screening tool, if one or more of the following applies to them:

They have symptoms consistent with Covid-19
They are a close contact of a suspect Covid-19 case
They have a household member who is ill
They plan to visit a vulnerable individual

COVID-19 Online Worker and Employee Screening (Ministry of Health)

Personal Protective Equipment and Face Coverings

Early evidence demonstrates that the implementation of mask mandates in community settings was associated with reductions in Covid-19 case growth (Public Health Ontario, March 2022). At Southwestern Public Health we encourage individuals, community organizations and workplaces to make decisions based on the risk of the individuals around them.

As of June 11, 2022, face coverings/masks are no longer required in most public places in Ontario. However, workplaces should consider implementing and/or maintaining a face mask policy for indoor public settings.

Proper mask fit determines effectiveness. Learn more about types of masks and respirators.