Other Guidance
General guidance
- Scottish Government – Guidance on individual risk assessment for the workplace
- Scottish Government – Returning to work safely. Guidance for workers & employers
- Reduced rates of Land and Buildings Transactions Tax (LBTT)
- Mandatory face coverings in Scotland’s shops, as well as on public transport.
- Coronavirus Phase 3: Route Map
- Workplace Guidance for Micro and Small Businesses (Scottish Chambers of Commerce)
- Coronavirus Phase 2: Route Map – physical distancing update
- VisitScotland visitor charter
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for retail, tourism and hospitality customers
- Coronavirus Phase 2: business and physical distancing guidance
- COVID-19: Safe Working for UKCS Offshore Installations
- Coronavirus testing for Key Workers in Scotland
- Business and social distancing – including the closure of all retailers that sell non-essential goods and other non-essential premises
- Supporting key workers, including childcare provision
- Flexible Workforce Development Fund
Information from The Pensions Regulator
- Information from the Pensions Regulator – What you need to consider (includes information for employers, charity trustees, savers & scheme providers/administrators)
- Information from the Pensions Regulator – guidance for employers
Information from the Health and Safety Executive
For a full range of COVID-related information and advice from HSE visit their coronavirus pages.
- Disinfecting using fog, mist and other systems during the pandemic – guidance on disinfecting premises during the coronavirus pandemic has been updated to include joint advice on risks to health that can be created by using walk-through spraying or misting systems.
- Social distancing in the workplace – Make changes to your work to protect people and ensure your workplace is COVID-secure
- Managing work-related stress – Support worker mental health – talking toolkits will help manage work-related stress
- Risk assessment – Help with assessing risk and being COVID-secure
- Cleaning and hygiene – How to clean your workplace to reduce risk from coronavirus
- Drivers’ welfare at delivery and collection sites – Dutyholders at sites where loading or unloading happens must take reasonable steps to protect the health and safety of drivers delivering and collecting
- Air conditioning and ventilation – All workplaces need an adequate supply of fresh air. Find out how to to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus during the pandemic
- Health & Safety Executive – Coronavirus (COVID-19): latest information and advice
- Disinfecting premises during the coronavirus outbreak
- Spot inspections: ensure your workplace is COVID-secure
- Health & Safety Executive – COVID-19 risk assessment
- Health & Safety Executive – Protecting vulnerable workers during the coronavirus outbreak
- Health & Safety Executive – Restarting workplace pressure systems safely
- Health & Safety Executive – Social distancing, keeping businesses open and in-work activities during coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Information on mental health and wellbeing
Information on Cyber Security and Data Protection
- Information Commissioner’s Office – Data protection and coronavirus: what you need to know
- National Cyber Security Centre – Home working: preparing your organisation and staff
- Police Scotland – Coronavirus scams and home working
As a result of the significant rise in COVID-19 related scams, over the next few months, the Scottish Government Cyber Resilience Unit will share important information. We aim to share these updates weekly.
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 16.04.2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 23.04.2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 30.04.2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 07.05.2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 14.05.2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 21.05.2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 28.05.2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 04.06.2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 11.06.2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 18.06.2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 25/06/2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 02/07/2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 16/07/2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 30/07/2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 13/08/2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 27/08/2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 10/09/2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 01/10/2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 01/11/2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 01/12/2020
- Cyber Resilience Notice – 01/01/2021
Page updated 29/01/2021
