You told us how a coronavirus outbreak could affect your job
ABCAlready, workplaces are making plans for the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak in Australia, given the worst-case scenario would require people to work from home. S Anderson told us that no preparations had been made at their workplace: "They just said that our workers currently overseas wouldn't be allowed back to work for two weeks, and we are all casual and they have been off for a month, so they are kinda up the creek without a paddle." Catherine A says her company is also preparing for people to work from home: "This won't work for all roles, but we are looking at options for remote phone support for customers instead of face-to-face. Hospitality workers also told us how they would be affected — and mentioned the fact they interact with hundreds of people a day Jenna K says because of the influx of customers daily, hospitality workers are at a higher risk for catching anything floating around: "My work has taken no precautions and we are encouraged not to even mention it for fears of driving away customers." Then there is Jared H, who says he could be left better off "I already work from home quite a bit, so it would have minimal impact on me.
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