Melbourne company withdraws Fair Work cases against staff over coronavirus scare

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A Melbourne cleaning company has withdrawn a case it brought to the Fair Work Commission after its staff refused to come to work following an outbreak of coronavirus.

A Melbourne cleaning company has withdrawn a case it brought to the Fair Work Commission yesterday after its staff refused to turn up to work due to a coronavirus outbreak.About 35 staff from Spotless laundry in Dandenong did not show up for their shift on Wednesday after two staff tested positive to coronavirus

It led Ensign Services to launch a case in the Fair Work Commission to compel the staff to return to work. "The UWU have agreed to make all reasonable efforts to advise their members that they are not advising them to not attend to work for the day shift [on Thursday]," the statement said.Workers felt 'moral obligation' to protect community, union says

 

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Fantastic. Here we are saying don't go to work if you're ast risk and the workers listened

That’s outrageous! This company needs to get in the bin!

Why would they even go there

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