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2021-02-17 | |
发布年 | 2021 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
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Business Secretary calls on businesses to continue supporting vaccine rolloutKwasi Kwarteng called on businesses to continue to support the national effort in rolling out the coronavirus vaccine, as pledges from individual companies grow. ![]()
He paid tribute to leading business in the UK such as Marks and Spencer, Heineken and Boots who have made offers to repurpose vital workspaces, including warehouses, pubs and shops, to be used as vaccination hubs to support NHS staff in delivering the biggest vaccination programme in British history. Business leaders are also allowing thousands of UK workers to take paid time off work to receive their jab, while also encouraging their staff, supporting crucial tasks such as checking patients in and guiding people at vaccinations sites across the UK. The Business Secretary will make the call for even more businesses to get on board as part of a visit to Pall Corporation in Portsmouth. Pall specialises in the provision of critical equipment for biological manufacturing, supporting multiple vaccine developers including AstraZeneca, Novavax and Valneva with single-use consumables, which are essential for the vaccine development process. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said:
Among the businesses supporting the vaccine rollout is UK retail group the John Lewis Partnership which has donated space at their Waitrose Head Office to be used as a local vaccination hub and are encouraging their 78,000 Partners to sign up as volunteers for vaccination centre and are offering full pay to those who take time off work to receive the vaccine. Andrew Murphy, Executive Director at the John Lewis Partnership said:
Timpson, the UK’s leading shoe repair, locksmith and key cutting company, recently confirmed that its 5,400 employees across 2,150 sites nationwide would be eligible for time off from work at full pay in order to receive the vaccine. Deliveroo has teamed up with BP and restaurant chains such as Wagamama, Pizza Hut and Nando’s to deliver free meals to volunteers at vaccination centres. Hundreds of thousands of meals have been donated and delivered to hubs in Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford and Sheffield. Clive Glover, Director, Cell & Gene Therapy, Pall Corporation:
Vaccine Minister, Nadhim Zahawi said:
Major retailer Marks and Spencer, which employs 70,000 people in the UK, have said it wants to do ‘all it can to help’ with the vaccine rollout and has offered the use of its empty properties as vaccination centres, as well as guiding colleagues on how to volunteer. Sacha Berendji, Retail Director at Marks and Spencer said:
It follows the Prime Minister’s announcement on Monday that the UK has surpassed its mid-February target of vaccinating over 15 million of the country’s most vulnerable people with their first coronavirus vaccine dose. Notes to editors
Full list of companies supporting and their pledgesJohn LewisJohn Lewis has donated space at their Waitrose Head Office to be used as a local vaccination hub. The company is also actively encouraging their 78,000 Partners to sign up as volunteers to support the vaccination programme rollout, and offering full pay to those who take time off work to receive the vaccine. The Partnership was also one of the first UK businesses to rollout rapid lateral flow testing and now has 63 sites across England regularly testing its John Lewis and Waitrose Partners. TimpsonTimpson, the UK’s leading shoe repair, locksmith and key cutting company, recently confirmed that its 5,400 employees across 2,150 sites nationwide would be eligible for time off from work at full pay in order to receive the vaccine. Marks and SpencerMajor retailer Marks and Spencer, which employs 70,000 people in the UK, has kept its food halls open since the start of the pandemic. As the next stage of tackling the virus gets underway, the company says it wants to do ‘all it can to help’ with the vaccine rollout and has offered the use of its empty properties as vaccination centres, as well as guiding colleagues on how to volunteer. HEINEKEN UKHEINEKEN UK, which owns around 2,500 pubs nationwide, is offering the use of empty pubs as potential vaccination centres, as well as its head office in Edinburgh. James Crampton, Corporate Affairs Director, HEINEKEN said:
BootsPharmaceutical company, Boots, which has been supporting coronavirus testing since the start of the pandemic, with over 700 staff at around 50 testing sites across the UK, has also opened 3 vaccination hubs to help with the vaccine roll out. Seb James, Managing Director, Boots said:
IKEAIKEA, which employs more than 11,000 people across its 21 UK stores, has continued to support staff throughout the pandemic, putting an extensive set of safe working procedures in place and ensuring that all workers are paid 100% of their contracted hours, regardless of the restrictions in place. The company is now stepping up plans to support the vaccine rollout. Peter Jelkeby, Country Retail Manager and Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA UK & Ireland said:
Barratt DevelopmentsBritain’s biggest housebuilder, Barratt Developments, has had 6,500 construction workers on the frontline since the pandemic began to deliver its 15,000 new homes target. The company has ensured that employees are equipped with the right information about the safety of vaccines and are actively encouraging volunteering at local vaccine centres. David Thomas, Chief Executive, Barratt Developments said:
DeliverooDeliveroo has teamed up with BP and restaurant chains such as Wagamama, Pizza Hut and Nando’s to deliver free meals to volunteers at vaccination centres. Hundreds of thousands of meals have been donated and delivered to hubs in Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford and Sheffield. UberTaxi service Uber have been providing free rides for those who need it to receive their vaccination. They’re offering trips to 42 of the mass vaccination centres around the country. AsdaAn Asda store in the West Midlands became the first supermarket to administer the COVID-19 jab in January. It has now transformed part of a shop in Watford to help deliver over 1,000 vaccines a week. BrewdogScottish craft brewer Brewdog have offered the use of their bars as vaccination centres, with staff helping out as volunteers. Portsmouth Football ClubPortsmouth Football Club have pledged to offer staff time off work to receive the vaccine when they’re offered it, as well as encouraging fans to take up the offer. Mark Catlin, Chief Executive, Portsmouth Football Club said:
Published 17 February 2021
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