In order to keep businesses open and employees safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations have enacted employee health screening procedures.  At times these screenings are mandated, but for many businesses it is a decision that was made to keep employees and customers safe.  This poll was conducted to see if employers were compensating their employees for the time spent doing the screenings.

Twenty-eight responses were received from the poll conducted on the HEC website from November 10 through November 19, 2020.  Respondents were asked, “Is your company requiring any health screenings for COVID-19 purposes for your on-site employees, such as questionnaires and/or temperature checks?” and could select one of the seven answer options noted below.

The organizations that selected “Other” indicated the following details:

• Communicated with their employees to do a self-screening, by providing them with a list of Covid-19 symptoms.
• No forms to fill out or temperature checks.
• Any employee that experiences any symptoms, or that felt they had been exposed (following the CDC guidelines) were advised not to report to work and to contact their HR team.

Thank you to those who participated in our quick poll!