11 May Boris Johnson urges construction workers to return to sites
Boris Johnson says construction workers should be ‘actively encouraged’ to go to work
In an address to the nation, the prime minister said construction was one of those sectors that should go back to work seven weeks after he brought in the lockdown.
He said: “We now need to stress that anyone who can’t work from home, for instance those in construction or manufacturing, should be actively encouraged to go to work.”
He added: “And we want it to be safe for you to get to work. So you should avoid public transport if at all possible – because we must and will maintain social distancing, and capacity will therefore be limited. So work from home if you can but you should go to work if you can’t work from home.”
Johnson said staff should get to work by car or “even better by walking or bicycle”.
He said the government has been working to establish new guidance for employers to make workplaces covid-secure.