Close Contact Exemption Scheme

Critical services businesses provide key infrastructure, and are part of critical supply chains.

Businesses can access the Close Contact Exemption Scheme to ensure their critical services functions can continue.

During Phases Two and Three of the Omicron response, employees at businesses who are registered critical services providers who are vaccinated and asymptomatic close contacts of a COVID-19 case will be able to continue to work, as long as they return a negative rapid antigen test prior to each day/shift they are at work during the isolation period. They must follow specific health protocols during this period and will only be allowed to go to work – not anywhere else.

Employees of businesses, who are participating in the scheme, will be able to collect free Rapid Antigen Test kits from a collection site.

The Ministry of Health website has details regarding the process for collecting and undertaking a Rapid Antigen Test, as part of the Close Contact Exemption Scheme.

Rapid antigen testing — Ministry of Health

As a Business How do I register as a Critical Service?

Businesses are required to self-assess if they meet the criteria for being a critical services business.

The Ministry of Health has developed an online tool to allow businesses to determine if they qualify and then register on the Close Contact Exemption Scheme Critical Services Register.

To register under the Close Contact Exemption Scheme, you will need to have a RealMe login and use the following link.

Register for Close Contact Exemption Scheme

Should you require more information on registering for the Close Contact Exemption Scheme please contact us.

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What our clients say

DFK have supported us for many years and the service has been great across various partners.

MAHA Australia & New Zealand

My Company has been utilising the services of DFKOGC for many years and this itself speaks volumes for the excellent professional services rendered by them. I have been interacting with the DFKOGC team for the past 2 months and I have found them to extremely responsive, very professional and always willing to go the extra mile to service us.

Mary Abraham

We have found DFK OGC’s approach to everything from services provided to how they build relationships one that had worked well for them. We’ve found them to be down to earth, obviously knowledgeable about what they do and approachable as well. They always welcome the phone.

Any time I need them – any of the partners – they’re there to pick up the phone.
And they provide that service after hours as well, which is just great.

Dipak Bagia – CEO Petrochem Group

It’s not so big that you feel like just another number, but it’s also big enough that they can cover everything I need.  I feel comfortable with the fact that as my business grows, DFK OGC will be able to handle the demands that come with it.

Lee Chang Woo

We have been dealing with the team at DFKOGC since last 10 years and we have always found them to be very professional and supportive to all our accounting needs.They do have full range of professionals available in the team to cater for all the accounting related Services and very responsive to all the client requirements.

Munish Singla

Very efficient and has a personal touch. If you have questions, they respond in a timely manner and even visits you to explain things face to face.

Marlo Camacho
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