How COVID-19 has impacted workplace compliance measures

COVID-19 has changed the way that all aspects of life operate, and this has had a profound effect on the business environment and the laws, regulations and standards that apply.

When COVID-19 hit in March 2019, the work environment was transformed into ZOOM meetings and working from home, and as we make our way to a masked recovery, the post-COVID work requirements have changed too.

Global Law Firm DLA Piper has identified 4 key ways in which the concept of workplace compliance has been completely redefined in the post pandemic environment.

These include:

  • An increased need for third party due diligence
  • Data privacy is a rapidly growing concern
  • Remote work creates new challenges
  • Stronger whistleblower protections are being implemented at home and abroad

These changes in the work environment have resulted in an increased demand in workplace compliance. An example is how Western Australia currently requires certain workers to possess at least two doses of the vaccine. This requirement is dependent on the difficult task of collecting all employee vaccination records and making sure they’re up to Government standards. This large-scale workplace requirement is just one of the many in place for industries worldwide.

A way that businesses could save time, money and remove concerns over renewing qualifications and certificates such as the COVID vaccine is through the implementation of the Cited platform. One of Cited’s features is managing COVID vaccination verification and compliance in order to make this process for companies as simple and hassle free as possible. Cited replaces the process of gathering information individually and manually updating as ongoing compliance such as new vaccines become mandated. This is done through the platform’s profile for each staff member to log in to, where staff with compliance responsibilities have a much greater level of access to see each profile and report on compliance across sites, teams, projects and more. Cited also sends automated alerts and reminders when workers are coming close to becoming non-compliant, so it really does enable an efficient hassle-free process.

Cited make this process easier by providing businesses with real-time end-to-end workforce compliance. For example, renowned NDIS support worker provider, Hireup, recently started using Cited’s software. In doing so, Hireup is now able to efficiently manage and track workforce onboarding, verification and compliance to reduce the risk of non-compliance.

Interested in making your workforce 100% compliant 100% of the time? Learn more about the Cited platform by getting in touch with our team today.