Covid-19: Money offered to help workers stay home for tests
The government will help employers pay workers who have to wait at home for Covid-19 test results from Tuesday. The government hopes its new $350 Short-Term Absence Payment will encourage people who can't work from home to stay away from the workplace while they seek a test. It is also available to self-employed people, as well as parents who need to care for children who are waiting for test results. Richard Wagstaff is the president of the Council of Trade Unions.