New Zealand - Business at Alert Level 2

As we are moving to Alert Level 2 at 11.59pm on Wednesday 13 May, there are some rules we still have to follow and keep in mind to have a safe and healthy environment around us and also to reduce the risk of transmission.

Overview

• With more freedom of movement in Alert Level 2, Businesses are required to maintain hygiene measures including physical distancing, hand washing and regularly cleaning surfaces.

• All businesses are encouraged to use alternative ways of working if possible. This means businesses that don’t normally have customers on their premises could continue to have staff work from home.

• Businesses are required to have good contact registers or contact tracing records to record everyone you interact with on your premises.

• Businesses that can open their premises to the public:

  • cafes, restaurants, and bars for dining

  • hardware, gardening, and clothing retailers

  • butchers, bakeries, and fishmongers.

  • hairdressers

  • home help providers, etc

• Although most of the businesses can resume, there is a temporary limit of 10 on gathering numbers.

• You should maintain 2 hour time limit for groups to be on your premises.

• Hospitality businesses like cafes, restaurants, bars and clubs are restricted to have groups larger than 10; they should keep groups seated, separated, and use a single server if possible. This means each group has one server, though servers can each serve more than one table.

• Tertiary education facilities, schools and early learning centres will be open.

• Traveling between regions is allowed.

The Government will review Alert Level 2 restrictions on Monday 25 May.

For more information on Alert Level 2 Click Here