This also includes people they live with who have symptoms.
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There are two ways to arrange a test:
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self-referral — this enables essential workers who are self-isolating to book a test directly
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employer referral — this allows employers to refer essential workers who are self-isolating for a test via a secure portal
Construction industry organisation Build UK stated that its contractor members are continuing to reopen sites and reported this week that almost 70% of their sites are open in England and Wales.
The majority of sites are construction (81%) and infrastructure (78%).
Members that include housing in their portfolios confirmed that less than half of their housing sites are open for business, at 46%.
Productivity on construction and infrastructure sites is averaging at 67%.
London’s construction sites are achieving 56% output.
Build UK contractor members have furloughed an average of 30% of their staff.
The Construction Leadership Council is looking at ways to support the release of workers from furlough when the lockdown is lifted.
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