Travel and Quarantine (June 2021 update)

Following the suspension of all travel corridors with the UK back in January this year, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps addressed the nation in a Whitehall press conference briefing on 7 May to announce the first ‘tentative’ steps towards unlocking international travel for England

As such, the Global Travel Taskforce has set out a traffic light system that classifies countries based on COVID-19 risk – a red list, an amber list and a green list.

These changes are likely to have an impact on employers who will now have to carefully manage the self-isolation period for any employees they may have undertaking international travel over the coming months.

Our experts have put together the key considerations every employer needs to make when it comes to travel-related quarantine in their business. Download your free guide and stay up to date with the latest travel and quarantine government guidelines.

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