A sick-leave safety net for self-employed Australians and staff in small businesses has been proposed by big business as pressure mounts on the government to bail out a strained workforce suffering from Omicron’s resurgence.
Health Minister Mark Butler defended Labor’s decision to follow through with the former government’s plan to end the paid pandemic leave scheme on June 30, saying due to the $1 trillion debt, the government “can’t continue to borrow money to fund emergency payments forever”. “Without paid pandemic leave, workers are forced to make a terrible choice: go without income and work longer hours to make up the difference, or risk working while infectious with the virus,” Kaine said.
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Beekeepers back in business following ban, but new varroa sites emergeAfter enduring a ban of nearly three weeks due to the varroa mite outbreak, NSW apiarists outside of emergency zones can resume making honey. How about running this story? Sad for the beekeepers who have lost everything. I hope they can pick up again. I would still like to know how this pest got in ...seems like sabotage.
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