Who is required to quarantine?
From 17 May 2021, red, amber and green list rules apply when entering this country from overseas, imposing three levels of quarantine obligations depending on where the employee has visited.
What pay is an employee who is quarantined on return from overseas entitled to?
If an employee who has to quarantine can work from home during their self-isolation, they should continue to be paid as normal.
If they cannot work from home, the position in respect of pay is not clear. Arguably such an employee is not able to work and so the implied right to be paid, which may be relevant if there were no legal requirement to self-isolate, would not apply.
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