Omicron, Delta's more contagious partner-in-crime, is in the building.
Background: Omicron, Delta's more contagious partner-in-crime, is in the building. It means close contacts are up...isolations are up...and staff just ain't showing up to work (or in fancy terms - 'pandemic-related absenteeism' is rising).
What happened: Logistics companies are being hit hard. For example, Qube, which handles around 750,000 car imports are year, are having to introduce a new levy of around $25 per container.
What else: Why? well, because the company is short-staffed, it needs to cover the costs of recruiting new, temporary labour. Ouch.
💡COVID had some obvious side effects...and some less-obvious side effects.
💡The more obvious side effects were:
💡But pandemic-related absenteeism wasn't on the map. So now, with businesses spending more on recruitment...they need to recoup those funds elsewhere. That means we may eventually get slapped with shipping levies ourselves. The horror!
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