Unions are threatening industrial action if employers do not agree to cover the cost of rapid antigen tests for staff, but business groups have already labelled the request "unworkable".Unions are worried workers will end up in unsafe work environments it they do not have access to free RATs
Letters will now be sent to employers across the country demanding free RATs for workers, better quality masks and better ventilation. The unions argue that rapid tests ideally would be provided free for everyone by the federal government, but until that happens the burden should fall to employers.LIVE UPDATES: Read our blog for the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic"But unfortunately someone has to pay for them, and in the case of the law, it's not workers — it's the employer."
"What we're pointing out is people's right to cease work if they are put in danger at work," she said."This isn't just about keeping them safe; it's about keeping the whole community safe."Business groups and the federal government have both criticised the demands and the threats of industrial action that come with them.
Personal safety is a prerequisite to doing your job what are this government thinking by not supplying free tests to all workers. I know that they are getting them for free so why not everyone. People might even be grateful or think they are being thought of
I don't mind striking but I hope the union pays my mortgage.
No matter who covers the cost, the winner will be the Chinese Communist Party, who unleashed their lab-made virus and had the whole world infected.
Unions the new epidemiology experts out to impact on all aspects of people's lives as if we haven't had enough already! Just a bunch of fee collectors losing more and more relevance every day! IamUnionWipeMyAssForMe
If it's a business cost for work place HealthAndSafety then it should be Tax deductible. Only have to sort out anyone rorting the system as with any deductibles. Mind you, as it is an emergency it should be 100% deductible+some💰assistance at the moment too.
Would not be an issue for business if the government did their job and provided them free. So perhaps instead of business saying 'we can't do that, it'll cripple us' they should collectively lobby the government to do THEIR job.
So they should, if RAT Tests are work related they should at least be tax deductible, if you can find one, (Remember it's not a race) heard that somewhere. 🤔
Just sallymcmanus trying to milk the omicron spike for some attention. Cases of the nothingvirus will decline soon enough and workers, like everyone else, just want to get on with life. AusPol2022 auspol
Absolutely they should .Workers are now paying for the government incompetence .
like we don't have enough problems here they come the communists to give the rest of us hard time and ABC the mother of all commies supports them like they support all the wrong things. low grade CEOs from ndis run the Corp
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