An article by Charlotte Le Maire questions companies that only have one approach to business continuity and a single business continuity plan, and says that the COVID-19 pandemic allows for opportunity to revisit how your BCP has performed.
“All businesses should, going forward, plan for the numerous unexpected catastrophic incidents that could affect them in the future and have a robust and stress tested Business Continuity Plan for each type of incident,” writes Le Maire. “This may seem excessive but we have clearly seen over the last seven weeks, one plan does not fit all scenarios and 99.9% of catastrophic incidents that affect businesses will not get government support.”
One area that BCPs may have to consider in the future will be an increased attention to the effect of prolonged disruption in workers’ routines. An article in Human Resources Online looks at the ongoing need for companies to be sensitive to the concerns of its workers and offer flexibility to improve productivity. “The health and safety of employees should be of utmost importance to employers all the time,” according to the article. “Even after these elevated social distancing measures are relaxed, every business should work on maintaining minimal physical contact between employees and retain flexible work arrangements for non-essential employees to protect their health and safety.”
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https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=8bb25148-9ca0-41cd-a78f-7d73b5a8eb43
