Tuesday February 23, 2021, 11:34 AM
An amendment by the Committee for Employment & Social Security means more essential workers may be eligible for the payment. Credit: ITV Channel TV
Essential workers in Guernsey who followed public health guidance to self-isolate during the first few weeks of the island s lockdown may be eligible for retrospective payment.
The Committee for Employment and Social Security have passed an amendment to the rules governing when a person can deemed to be incapable of work .
The change means that, if the States Medical Officer of Health requests a person cannot attend work if they have been in contact with a case of an infectious disease at a set public gathering or place, they will be eligible to claim sickness benefit.