Effective from 1 February 2024

Guideline Owner: Coronavirus Response Team

Most recent updates:

• Updated the COVID-19 section to outline Five Good Friends work requirements.
• Updated information relating to Rapid Antigen Tests.
• Added a respiratory illnesses section to outline Five Good Friends work requirements when not impacted by COVID-19 but symptomatic.

Introduction

At Five Good Friends (FGF), we work with members of our community who are most at risk of ill-health from COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. We are committed to providing a safe work environment for all our workers. As a values-based provider, we do our best to provide continuity of services to our Members within this commitment. These guidelines state our clear position on when not to come to work, and then return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guideline also outlines when a worker can attend work when the worker is unwell but not directly impacted by COVID-19.

Attending work is defined as any FGF-related activity outside of your home, e.g. visits to Members or work locations such as the Head Office.

The following document summarises the FGF Attending Work Guidelines in accordance with a worker’s COVID status and community transmission levels, and any other circumstance where respiratory symptoms or other illnesses are present. This document must be read in conjunction with the COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedure.

FGF COVID-19 Attending Work Guidelines - Feb 2024.pdf

COVID-19

When you cannot come to work

A FGF worker cannot come to work and must notify Five Good Friends if:

1. You have a positive COVID-19 test.
   • Workers in high-risk settings are unable to work for at-least 7 days - this includes FGF employees and Helpers.
2. You have COVID-19 symptoms and the FGF COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedure community transmission level is Amber or Red.