Sickness and Iso absences drag down small business

Omicron BA5 is ripping through the economy and small business is feeling the effects.  Combining with the heavy toll this years flu is taking, it is a double whammy which sees owners continuing to work long hours and closing early as employees just aren’t available.

 

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Produced By: Roderick Chambers

Featured In Story: Alexi Boyd spokesperson for the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia

First aired on The Wire, Monday 11 July 2022