Advisers at Canadian commercial real estate and architecture firms have issued guidelines to clients on how to prepare for their employees' return to Canadian workspaces once it's deemed appropriate. Open-plan offices with small workstations and few private offices can save space and reduce real estate costs. (Gensler)But studies done even before the pandemic have shown that employees working in shared or open-plan offices call in sick more often. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)Walmart and Amazon have implemented temperature checks for workers, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has said offices will need to do the same. Eventually some protocols may be relaxed, as governments, companies and workers begin to feel secure that COVID-19 is under control.

Source: CBC News May 02, 2020 07:52 UTC