13 Nov 2020

Covid-19: Employers' union on case's trip to work

From Morning Report, 8:24 am on 13 November 2020

Auckland's latest community case of Covid-19 is a shop assistant who spent Wednesday at work while waiting for the results of a test.

Health officials say she called in sick but after talking to her boss put on a mask and went in anyway.

Her employer denies this.

First Union says the case raises questions about employees coming under pressure not to take sick leave.

Brett O'Riley, chief executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association, speaks to Susie Ferguson.