Some health habits deserve to stay

Be a hero and avoid the risk of infecting others - stay home if you feel unwell. The pandemic has taught us to take community health more seriously and to recognise that we all have a personal responsibility to avoid passing infections onto others. When we are feeling unwell, we often want to be a 'hero' and travel into to work even if we are poorly. This now more than ever needs to change, and we want to reinforce that staff at UCL must not come into campus if they are feeling unwell. If you have an illness that allows you to still work from home, perhaps a cold for example, discuss with your line manager about home working if you were due to be on site and/or working flexibly. If you feel unwell and cannot attend campus you must inform your line manager at the start of your working day and provide additional information such as the anticipated length of absence and any important or urgent work that needs to be covered. For more information please see UCL's Sickness Absence Policy.