COVID-19 Update – 12 May – We Offer Testing to our Staff (WOTTOS) endorsement scheme

If your business signed up to the government’s free COVID-19 workplace testing programme before 12 April then you will be eligible to access the We Offer Testing to our Staff (WOTTOS) endorsement scheme; a new, simple, and free voluntary promotional scheme for firms who are participating in the programme.

The scheme will allow businesses that offer regular testing for their employees to showcase this through displaying an easily recognisable, NHS Test and Trace branded, physical and/or virtual sticker.

This nationally recognised scheme will offer employees and customers greater reassurance and confidence that participating firms are going above and beyond their safer workplace legal duties, to improve the safety of their premises for their staff and customers.

Eligibility criteria

Businesses that are eligible are those that:

• are using the free government supplied COVID-19 test kits, either for workplace asymptomatic test sites (ATSs) testing or Workforce Collect, and
• have registered before April 12 and subsequently self-declare their involvement

Whilst the scheme is currently only for those offering NHS Test and Trace tests, the Government will be looking to expand the scheme to cover validated testing programmes (that is, paying for tests privately) in due course.

Displaying of promotional materials

Promotional materials are available on the ordering platform where you order NHS Test and Trace workplace tests.

Physical assets will be subsequently printed by the Department of Health and Social Care (in appropriate quantities) and sent to organisations that are part of the scheme.

You have discretion as to where promotional materials are displayed and featured. This may be at the front of your store, at point of sale or on your website or social media.

For any questions regarding the scheme, email: queries.weoffertesting@dhsc.gov.uk