The recent outbreak of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus 2019) has created a sense of urgency for companies, including financial institutions, to review and update their pandemic plans. Most of those plans hadn’t been exercised, reviewed, or even updated since the H1N1 outbreak in 2009.
Just how severe the outbreak will get both in the United States and around the world remains to be seen over the coming weeks and months. However, it has already appeared on every continent other than Antarctica and has infected almost 100,000 individuals worldwide with more reported daily.
Now, is a good time to dust off and update the pandemic plan to make sure it is current the way your business operates today.
In this critical and timely training, Jeff Olejnik, Wipfli’s Risk Advisory Partner and Cybersecurity Practice leader, along with Deb Marshall, Wipfli's Senior Manager for Human Resources, will cover:
- Business continuity considerations for a pandemic scenario
- Lessons learned from H1N1 outbreak
- Improving readiness through tabletop exercises
- Considerations your firm needs to make for staffing decisions and HR issues in light of the drastic restrictions and changes to the workplace
- Other critical elements your Contingency Planning Officer and executive teams need to plan for
NEW! BONUS MATERIAL: A Preparedness Checklist detailing what every company needs to know and implement