CMS Enforces Rota System for UK Office Returns
Two groups will take it in turns to come into the office following a survey by the firm.
July 17, 2020 at 06:47 AM
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The CMS office on Cannon Street, London
CMS has implemented a rota system for staff wishing to return to the firm's London, Manchester and Sheffield offices, whereby groups of staff alternate which week they can be in the office.
The firm has also implemented a number of health precuations for the offices including sanitisers stations, one-way systems and deep cleans, the firm confirmed.
The office return follows a survey of staff undertaken by the firm, where those indicating they were happy to return to the office were allocated to one of two groups, according to a CMS partner.
The two groups take it in turns to be in the office during the week, while any person wishing to go into the office when it's not their turn to do so must get permission from the CMS management, the partner added.
A spokesperson for the firm said: "We have robust measures in place to protect our people and others from the risk of infection which remains our highest priority."
"In compliance with the guidance set by the UK Government and the Health & Safety Executive, we have undertaken a COVID-19 risk assessment to ensure our workplaces and operations are COVID-secure."
The firm has also introduced a number of health precautions for returning staff including one-way systems and sanitiser stations as well as prohibiting visitors and clients from entering the building except in exceptional circumstances, according to a firm spokesperson.
The offices will be deep cleaned each weekend, and all staff returning to the office have been asked to self-monitor symptoms before leaving home, they added.
CMS is the latest firm to have commenced a phased return to the office, following Ashurst and Taylor Wessing this month.
Other top firms including Linklaters, Allen & Overy and Slaughter and May have also started letting small numbers of staff back into their London headquarters.
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