R\u00edkisstj\u00f3rn \u00cdslands, Samt\u00f6k atvinnul\u00edfsins og Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0usamband \u00cdslands hafa n\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fer\u00edhli\u00f0a samkomulagi um a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir til \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00e6gja \u00e1 \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu COVID-19 veirunnar h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 einstaklingar geti fylgt fyrirm\u00e6lum heilbrig\u00f0isyfirvalda um a\u00f0 fara \u00ed s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1hyggjur af afkomu sinni.<\/p>\n
Mikill fj\u00f6ldi launaf\u00f3lks hefur a\u00f0 tilm\u00e6lum yfirvalda fari\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed sem felur \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 getur ekki s\u00f3tt vinnu auk \u00feess sem \u00f6ll samskipti eru takm\u00f6rku\u00f0. Sl\u00edkt felur \u00ed s\u00e9r mikla r\u00f6skun \u00e1 h\u00f6gum og daglegu l\u00edfi. Miklir samf\u00e9lagslegir hagsmunir eru f\u00f3lgnir \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed s\u00e9 haldin og h\u00e6gt \u00e1 \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu veirunnar. Af \u00feeim \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 launaf\u00f3lk sem s\u00e6tir s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed \u00feurfi ekki a\u00f0 \u00f3ttast um afkomu s\u00edna me\u00f0an \u00e1 henni stendur.<\/p>\n
A\u00f0ilar hafa \u00fev\u00ed or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1s\u00e1ttir um eftirfarandi:<\/p>\n
1. Samt\u00f6k atvinnul\u00edfsins munu beina \u00feeim tilm\u00e6lum til atvinnurekenda a\u00f0\u00a0laun<\/span>\u00a0ver\u00f0i greidd til einstaklinga sem s\u00e6ta s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed a\u00f0 fyrirm\u00e6lum heilbrig\u00f0isyfirvalda. Me\u00f0an \u00e1 s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed stendur reynir ekki \u00e1 veikindar\u00e9tt almenns launaf\u00f3lks, frekar en opinberra starfsmana, en sj\u00fakrasj\u00f3\u00f0irnir \u00feurfa a\u00f0 vera rei\u00f0ub\u00fanir til a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 \u00feeim sem veikjast og t\u00e6ma veikindar\u00e9tt sinn af \u00feeim \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um.<\/p>\n Dr\u00edfa Sn\u00e6dal forseti AS\u00cd segir mj\u00f6g \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegt a\u00f0 tekist hafi a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a \u00f3vissu um afkomu f\u00f3lks vegna COVID 19. \u201e\u00deetta er eitt st\u00e6rsta samf\u00e9lagslega \u00farlausnarefni\u00f0 \u00ed dag og vi\u00f0 leggjumst \u00f6ll \u00e1 \u00e1rarnar til a\u00f0 minnka ska\u00f0a eins og m\u00f6gulegt er, fyrir einstaklinga sem lenda \u00ed s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed e\u00f0a veikindum og okkur \u00f6ll sem samf\u00e9lag. A\u00f0 vera \u00f3viss um afkomu er ekki \u00feolandi \u00ed \u00feessu \u00e1standi.\u201c<\/p>\n
\n2. Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0usamband \u00cdslands mun beina \u00feeim tilm\u00e6lum til a\u00f0ildarsamtaka sinna a\u00f0 sj\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagar \u00ed sj\u00fakrasj\u00f3\u00f0um \u00feeirra sem s\u00fdkjast nj\u00f3ti \u00f3skertra grei\u00f0slna \u00far sj\u00f3\u00f0unum a\u00f0 t\u00e6mdum veikindar\u00e9tti.
\n3. Stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld munu beita s\u00e9r fyrir a\u00f0 breytingar ver\u00f0i ger\u00f0ar \u00e1 l\u00f6gum um sj\u00fakratryggingar \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 veru a\u00f0 atvinnurekendi, sem grei\u00f0ir launamanni sem s\u00e6tt hefur e\u00f0a mun s\u00e6ta s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed\u00a0laun<\/span>, geti krafi\u00f0 sj\u00fakratryggingar um endurgrei\u00f0slu kostna\u00f0ar a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0nu h\u00e1marki s\u00e9u tilteknar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur fyrir hendi eins og til d\u00e6mis a\u00f0\u00a0launama\u00f0ur<\/span>\u00a0geti ekki sinnt vinnu heiman fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r. Unni\u00f0 ver\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fatf\u00e6rslu \u00e1 \u00feeirri a\u00f0komu stj\u00f3rnvalda og gildist\u00edma og stefnt ver\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeirri vinnu ver\u00f0i loki\u00f0 13. mars.<\/p>\n