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Ai Group is continually publishing new Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice and resources for employers. See our dedicated Coronavirus COVID-19 webpage for member advice, industry news and resources to ensure you stay up-to-date with the latest information.
Specific HR Resource Centre and Health & Safety Resource Centre content to assist members during the COVID-19 pandemic is listed below. Content is labelled as 'New' (recently drafted to help members though the current crisis), 'Updated' or 'Existing').
For easy access, resources are separated into the following categories:
| Recent updates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date |
Type |
Status |
Title |
| 2 Feb 2021 | Q&A | Updated | JobKeeper Payment scheme FAQs |
| 10 Dec 2020 | Checklist | Updated | Getting Employees Back to the Office – Planning Checklist |
| 2 Oct 2020 | Letter | Updated | JobKeeper 2.0 Payment Notification Letter |
| 2 Oct 2020 | Q&A | Updated | JobKeeper Payment scheme FAQs |
| 8 Sep 2020 | Q&A | Updated | Stand down FAQs |
| 8 Sep 2020 | Q&A | Updated | Returning to work FAQs |
| 1 Sep 2020 | Q&A | New | The COVID Grinch that stole Christmas |
| 17 Aug 2020 | Checklist | Updated | Suspected or Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Checklist |
| 29 Jul 2020 | Template | Updated | Visitor/Contractor Health Screen and Risk Assessment Form |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Q&A | Updated | Masks and COVID-19 |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Q&A | Updated | Returning to work FAQs |
| 6 Jul 2020 | Q&A | New | It's ok not to be ok |
| Working from home | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Type |
Status |
Title |
| Checklist | New | Getting Employees Back to the Office – Planning Checklist |
| Webinar | New | Setting up your home office to keep you safe and healthy |
| Checklist | New | Working from Home Self Assessment Checklist |
| Summary | New | Guide to Mastering the 'Check In' Conversation |
| Summary | New | Ten tips for working from home |
| Summary | New | How to keep your remote workforce culture strong |
| Summary | New | Ten tips to successfully lead a remote team |
| Summary | New | How to make the most of remote meetings |
| Policy | Updated | Sample Working From Home Policy |
| Policy | Existing | Sample Flexible Working Arrangements Policy |
| Q&A | New | Tips to survive the ‘double duty’ during COVID-19 |
| Q&A | New | Making the most out of a remote 1 on 1 |
| Workplace Health & Safety | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Type |
Status |
Title |
| Guide | New | Pandemic Preparation, Response and Recovery |
| Summary | New | Pandemic Planning Guide (PDF) |
| Article | New | COVID-19: Pandemic Planning Guide |
| Checklist | New | Suspected or Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Checklist |
| Checklist | New | Working from Home Self Assessment Checklist |
| Template | New | Temperature Monitoring Log |
| Template | New | Incident Report Form (COVID-19) |
| Template | New | Infection Risk Assessment Template |
| Template | New | Visitor/Contractor Health Screen and Risk Assessment Form |
| Template | New | Cleaning and Disinfection Record |
| Template | New | Social Distancing Assessment and Action Plan |
| Toolbox Talk | New | Toolbox Talk: Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
| Q&A | New | COVID-19 Workers’ compensation FAQs |
| Q&A | New | Managing mental health FAQs |
| Q&A | New | Can masks help reduce the spread of COVID-19? |
| Managing employees and stand down | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Type |
Status |
Title |
| Summary | New | Managing Performance During COVID-19 Summary |
| Letter | Updated | JobKeeper 2.0 Payment Notification Letter |
| Webinar | New | Variations to your Enterprise Agreement – Responding to COVID-19 |
| Article | Updated | Stand down under the Fair Work Act 2009 |
| Q&A | New | Updated: Stand down FAQs |
| Q&A | New | Reducing employee hours from full time to part time |
| Summary | New | How to make the most of remote meetings |
| Letter | New | Identity Letter for Staff on the Road |
| Letter | New | Agreement to Vary Ordinary Hours (Permanent Arrangement) Letter |
| Letter | New | Agreement to Vary Ordinary Hours (Temporary Arrangement) Letter |
| Checklist | New | How to Deliver Bad News Well |
| Summary | New | Key Skills Every Leader Needs in a Crisis |
| Summary | New | Managing Performance During COVID-19 Summary |
| Summary | New | How to Successfully Recruit Remotely During COVID-19 |
| Summary | New | How to effectively communicate with employees about COVID-19 |
| Managing leave | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Type |
Status |
Title |
| Q&A | New | COVID-19: Annual and personal/carer's leave |
| Q&A | New | Taking of long service leave in advance |
| Article | Existing | Personal/carer's leave |
| Article | Updated | Annual leave |
| Summary | Existing | The NES - Accrual of Annual Leave Summary |
| Summary | Existing | The NES - Accrual of Personal/Carer's Leave Summary |
| Template | Existing | Agreement to Take Annual Leave in Advance Form |
| Redundancy | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Type |
Status |
Title |
| Q&A | New | The personal impact of stand downs and redundancies |
| Articles | Existing | Redundancy articles (8) |
| Checklist | Existing | Redundancy Consultation Checklist |
| Template | Existing | Redundancy Selection Criteria Matrix |
| Template | Existing | Redundancy Selection Criteria Matrix - Total Scores Compilation |
| Template | Existing | Redundancy Conversation (First Meeting) Script |
| Template | Existing | Redundancy Conversation - Notice of Termination (Final Meeting) Script |
| Summary | Existing | Key Tips to Support Employees Through Organisational Change |
