Apply for the Wage Subsidy here. Apply for Covid-19 leave support scheme here. Apply for the Short term leave payment here

Review this declaration. This is what you are agreeing to when you apply for the Wage Subsidy or similar. Note, this has been updated since it was originally brought out in March 2020.

Whether you are open or not, you cannot reduce an employee's pay without their agreement, if they are available to work. This includes by reducing their hours of work. Without this you should pay them as usual.

You cannot force them without their agreement. You can direct them to take annual leave but only with 14 days written notice (if they have significant leave owing).

Not really. If you were to do this, you would need to give at least 14 days notice of the start date and provide a concrete end date. This cannot be indefinite or an unreasonable amount of time. It also could be seen as unfair given that employees could not predict this happening and therefore may have no annual leave entitlements.

Yes. This may look like sick pay or you can apply for government support under the Short Term Leave Payment or the Covid-19 leave Support Scheme 

 You can make an employee wear a mask if either the government mandates it, and or you have a policy around this and it is reasonable. You can potentially ask employees to have a vaccination but most businesses will at least need to have a policy and risk assessment of their role’s risk before doing so.

Yes. You are legally required to do so.