Older workers

The GMB says employers should be taking the age of their workforce into account when performing COVID-19 risk assessments and ensuring the right measures are in place to protect older workers. The union points to the Covid-19 Medical Risk Assessment tool developed by the Association of Local Authority Medical Advisers (ALAMA). This may be used when the risk assessment is performed or reviewed, to ensure that all relevant factors are captured. The UCU lecturers’ union also says the ALAMA tool is useful, but advises reps to ensure employers use it properly for assessing higher risk staff (see below).