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| As social distancing rules start to be relaxed our governments, both state and federal, need to take steps now to protect workers and the community from a threatened second wave of the virus. The key to successfully lifting restrictions is the health and safety of working people and their families. Add your voice here to demand safety for working people and the community. We demand our governments do the following; 1. Employers must be required to implement the highest practical standards and controls that will prevent workers from being infected and stop the virus from spreading, 2. There must be compulsory notification to local health authorities and work health and safety regulators of any cases of COVID-19 infection or exposure to the virus that may have been the result of work, and 3. Paid pandemic leave must be available for all workers who might have contracted COVID-19. This should ensure that these workers can isolate, obtain a test to confirm infection, and take the necessary leave to rehabilitate before returning to work. This provision must include casuals and those in other forms of precarious work. This week Australian Unions wrote to all the Federal and State Ministers asking them to move quickly to upgrade our health and safety laws by providing these protections. DEMAND ACTION Please add your voice calling on our governments to make the changes to keep working people and the community safe. In solidarity, Australian Unions Team |
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