THE TUC said today that the government’s proposed post-lockdown workplace rules were too weak to prevent a second wave of the coronavirus.

The guidance from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) includes reduced hot-desking, closure of lifts and canteens, social distancing measures and public-facing staff members such as cashiers to work behind plastic screens. 

BEIS may also suggest continued home working and staggered shifts.