Employers are to be notified if an employee tests positive for Covid-19 but without naming the worker involved, under new rules being introduced by the Health Service Executive this week.
However, the HSE stresses that it remains the responsibility of the employee to inform their employer if they test positive for the virus.
Up to now, the HSE policy was that it only informed employers that an employee had been diagnosed with Covid-19 "in exceptional circumstances where under MOH (Medical Officer of Health) legislation public health may decide otherwise".
However, some employers have raised concerns about the potential risk of spreading Covid-19 within a workplace, where there is a delay in informing a business of an employee's positive