Context is often critical to these types of questions. However, if the isolation is following medical advice/government guidance of safe working then my view is that it does very closely align with sick leave. Sick leave starts and finishes when an employee is capable of undertaking their role. A period of convalescence or isolation is part of the period where that person cannot work due to an illness.
As I say, context is important so it is worth trying to find out the basis on which the contractor is dealing with that staff member. Are they furloughed, being treated as if on sick leave by their own HR team, using holiday, being paid in full etc. If you can get to the facts then you can probably find a sensible way of sharing the impact.
As I say, context is important so it is worth trying to find out the basis on which the contractor is dealing with that staff member. Are they furloughed, being treated as if on sick leave by their own HR team, using holiday, being paid in full etc. If you can get to the facts then you can probably find a sensible way of sharing the impact.