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2.4 Template: discussing a plan to return to the workplace

Use the following questions to help guide your conversation with your team members. You can capture this information in any format you would like to. We
recommend having this conversation with each team member, rather than a group conversation.

Questions Notes from conversation Suggested actions
Add/remove based on your discussion

Do you know about the COVID-safe workplaces: Department of Review the plan together and FAQs on QHEPS.
Health transition plan? And do you have any questions about the Identify areas of concern.
plan and what it proposes? Agree to reassess in [timeframe].
If employee has been working remotely or flexibly: Discuss COVID-safe practices.
How do you feel about returning to the workplace? Discuss any changes (e.g. cleaning protocols,
OR meeting room practices, use of common areas).
If employee has been in the workplace but colleagues have been Identify if any of your team processes or activities
working remotely or flexibly: need to be adjusted to be COVID-safe.
How do you feel about more of your colleagues returning to the
workplace?
Do you have any specific concerns?

Do you need any support to help you return to the workplace?

What benefits and challenges have you experienced working Collate each employee’s benefits and challenges.
differently during COVID-19?
Describe your ‘ideal’ way of working moving forward. Collate each employee’s ideal way of working and
use this information to help balance the needs of
the team and team members.
How can our team improve how we work in a COVID-safe Collate these ideas and agree as a team how the
workplace? team will: optimise a COVID-safe environment,
balance both business and individual needs, build on
How can/should we change our team’s ways of working to keep the the benefits you experienced working flexibly, and
benefits we have experienced during the COVID-19 response? address the challenges you had working remotely.
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