"As has always been McDonald's protocol, any employee must not attend work if they are feeling unwell or have any symptoms of illness."to coronavirus over the past month, including at the Fawkner and Craigieburn outlets in Melbourne.However, the Department of Health has confirmed it did not mandate the temperature checks.
9News also understands workers reported the thermal guns were not properly calibrated, with staff recording temperatures as low as 24 degrees. "We have put McDonald's Australia and its licensees on notice that we will not hesitate to enforce the workplace rights of our members."Victoria has recorded another eight coronavirus cases, bringing the state's total to 1618.
"Even if you have mild symptoms come forward and be tested, it's a powerful contribution that allows us to make really good, cautious and evidence-based decisions," he said.A Rydges hotel staff member has tested positive to coronavirus in Melbourne's CBD.
The Union needs to take its own temperature check. We’re in a pandemic, we need to protect ourselves and each other. They need to get real. It’s no invasion of privacy and if people think it is they won’t go for a burger.
What’s wrong about keeping us all safe
Of course they have. Useless bastards
Another stupid union outburst. Honestly they must be employing morons. The ANZ bank staff are all temp checked on entry, protecting themselves and their jobs. Why shouldnt Mcdonalds protect their staff, customers and business. Its not a rectal thermometer for Gods sake.
No it’s not, we’ve been doing it in construction since it all started!
The union can fuck right off then. Moronic. How is a temp check invading privacy. “OMG and then they knew my temperature!” Not sure if the union is aware but ALL people have roughly the same temp unless they’re sick, & ID’ing sick people saves lives
Unions being ridiculous as usual.
Typical f*cking union crap, they have been looking for something to criticize since covid-19 arrived
Sean Paul has his checked, but apparently he was the right temperature.
Why are people being such asses over every little thing? This privacy and democracy reasoning is getting out of hand... there is no absolutes in a democracy or in privacy. If you want, then go to the moon or get yourself to mars!!
unions losing creditability with that measure!
What a joke the RETAIL AND FAST FOOD WORKERS union is. Surely they are not that IGNORANT to know the world is living through a pandemic. Just ONE of the symptoms of this deadly virus is a high temperature. How dare they state that temperature checks are an invasion of privacy!
How wrong are the union.....massively. We’re talking lives here
Taking orders of what you want to eat is also an invasion of privacy
Oh yes checking staff temperature to ensure the safety of them and others is gross invasion of privacy seriously you idiots
Considering there are asymptotic carriers (temp check won’t do any good) what good are the checks? False sense of security like the masks Same with the gloves I’ve seen people wear. Where they adjust their mask then touch something Did that mask just protect me? I think not
Every place that’s open in Bali (not many) requires everyone entering to have a temperature check and to wash hands. Temperature check is a quick and easy way to determine if someone has a fever.
Ok...we just won’t go to McDonalds. Fixed it
Union leaders are leeches trying to remain relevant sucking union fees out of the pockets of their members. They are so yesteryear, that’s why membership is falling. Let’s try and be radical when we are actually just idiots
For all the money that the unions make I guess that they need to show something for it even though its useless
Invasion of privacy. Where are they sticking the thermometer?
I thought the unions would encourage safe work environments this is a crucial part of the role, 🇦🇺 has not used this detection method enough during the pandemic - 1 vote for Big Macs without a side of 🦠
Same as the morons that didn’t want drug and alcohol testing on building sites. “THANK YOU COMRADES, I’d love for my Macca’s cashier to be infected with the Chinese virus and a coke head operating that crane on Bourke Street”.
What Union?
Unions = No idea what they are doing
Do they really want feverish people preparing and handling food No. Dont they think that the Ruby Princess had something to do with someone handling food that spread the virus? I read it somewhere, couldn’t say if it were an actual fact.
Extremely dimwitted union.
Don’t any of you care?!
We do it at our work. All good with me.
The union is taking this position just for the sake of being disruptive.
We get checked every day to go into work....absolutely necessary and no invasion of privacy - small price to pay for health - and let’s face it - Covid_19 or not - if you have a fever and are not well - you shouldn’t be at work anyway - and particularly in food service!
And Scomo thinks the unions are going to help with Jobmaker! I don’t think so - here we go 🙄
Lots of other reason there than covid19. Will Ronald McDonald and the CEO also be doing temperature checks 🤒
Oh get over it. That’s life at the moment
WHY It's O.H&S not just for the workers but for the safety of the public!!
Well to be honest I have stopped going to your places because if you gave a shit about your customers you would be health screening all employees before start of shift like most caring places.
How is it a gross invasion of privacy when they don't even touch you 🤦🏻♀️
Dont see a problem
I don't think it's unreasonable. As long as they get a chance to wait 10mins and re-test if they test high. They may have just run from the bus stop 🤷♀️
It's shit like this that gives unions a bad name.
Unions, intelligence, and ethics clearly don't go together. Every employer has a legal duty of care to their staff and customers, to minimize the transmission of serious infectious diseases in the work place. Other workplaces have to.........and they did just had a major cluster.
Don’t see the problem, sounds like a great idea 🤷♂️
That’s life
It is NOT OUTRAGEOUS, it is sensible!
How is people working with food being checked they don’t have covid symptoms a bad thing?
UR HALL IS RIGHT CHINA / u may use COAL for UR ECONOMY versus THE united states of America / STOCK EXCHANGE / BUT follow safety measures for the workers / & go for massive PLANTATION / to fill up the gaps FROM OIL & GAS & COAL consumption ? um* university of Sydney AUS / AUD * &*
I get temperature checked Every work place should be And the unions should be supporting this
Stop complaining, we get the full nasal swab before we can fly back to work. wafifoprisoner
UR HALL IS RIGHT CHINA / u may use COAL for UR ECONOMY versus THE united states of America / STOCK EXCHANGE / BUT follow safety measures for the workers / & go for massive PLANTATION / to fill up the gaps FROM OIL & GAS & COAL consumption ? um* university of Sydney AUS / AUD * &*
Unions should support measures that make jobs more secure. Customers are a necessity and customers want reassurance that employees are checked.
Really!? It's a temperature not bank details fuckwits!
RONALD MCDONALD'S WIFE. FISH & CHIP HANSON SELLG THE FILLET OF FISH BURGER.
Tell the unions to grow up it has nothing to do with privacy.
I’m a fruiterer I get check every morning before entering the Epping wholesale market. Takes 2 seconds
Invasion of privacy. Lolz. Unions are broken.
Seems to be a fair thing as long as the thermometers are correctly calibrated. The early temp checks at a large store were farcical.
So, the union is happy with the employees infecting each other and customers . .
PREMIER NEWS is an emergency as BBC WORLD was NOT expected TO LOSE SO MISERABLE ? past few decades ? I quote 530 INR extra to PAY upon dish tv s LIKE TATA SKY DISH TV RELIANCE TV etc / u see THERE IS NO USE if doordarshan is made to DO DANCES with BIKINI S ? HIJACKED ? um* CBI*&*
OK. Some realism here....this was not even a bad flu season. Did they check employees in previous flu seasons? Did they check customers? How on earth did we survive before now? WAKE UP. Compulsory vaccination and ID next. WAKE UP - not about a virus. UK is facing hostile takeover
For heaven sake,they are not going stick a thermometer up your butt hole!!!That’s gone. Now they use electronic thermometers and they hold in front of your forehead for a temperature check.Golly what are the union trying to do? pass the virus from their workers to the public?
PREMIER NEWS is an emergency as BBC WORLD was NOT expected TO LOSE SO MISERABLE ? past few decades ? I quote 530 INR extra to PAY upon dish tv s LIKE TATA SKY DISH TV RELIANCE TV etc / u see THERE IS NO USE if doordarshan is made to DO DANCES with BIKINI S ? HIJACKED ? um* CBI*&*
We do temp checks at the steel works in whyalla no exceptions everyone gets tested when they come through the gate some people getting tested seven times a day
They are doing it in a lot of stores also an asking you to state your business to why you are there . Um to buy shit Der
Our local CFS takes the volunteers temperatures prior to any meetings or call outs. Seems like common sense to me!
How about the union's fuck right off? Staff safety comes first, then customer safety.
What the ... if i were working somewhere right now, i would sure want to know as soon as possible if something were not quite right.
Are they using rectal thermometers?
Of course they slammed the idea.... With mandatory checks they couldn't cover it up if anyone gets sick. Let's face it, they're not the most honest company, are they
Jesus they can do it from6ft away from you. It's hardly instrusive ffs
The safety of fellow employees and customers comes first. The union should be ensuring that any casual employee who fails the temperature check is still paid for their shift.
See how they smash that branding into your eyes everytime, coincidence of course 😁 unlabelled
Oh man, i hate dropping my strides to take a thermometer in the butt before a meal.
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