Lush has announced that it will continue to pay staff who test positive for Covid-19 to self isolate following the Government’s decision to drop all pandemic related restrictions.

The soap and skincare brand will also continue to implement initiatives to keep staff and shoppers safe.

In a statement, Lush said staff in customer facing roles the UK and Ireland will be encouraged to take regular lateral flow tests while they are still available. They will also be paid to self isolate for 10 days if they test positive, unless they have negative tests for two consecutive days from days six and six of isolation.