Aviation employees are likely to follow supply-chain workers in being spared isolation requirements as long as they have no symptoms.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says easing isolation requirements is crucial to maximising the workforce.While the guidelines cover workers in food and grocery production and distribution, as well as emergency services, they are expected to serve as a template for other critical industries.
They would also have to stay in quarantine when not at work, and if possible travel alone to and from work. “The new approach will help businesses and consumers feel more confident that supply chains will continue to operate and shortages, where they exist, will likely be temporary.”But Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief Andrew McKellar said updated, nationally consistent guidelines were urgently needed on how to manage COVID-19 in workplaces.