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Financial incentives to stop Tasmanian hotel quarantine staff working second jobs
The Tasmanian Premier has announced a new plan to supplement the wages of hotel quarantine workers, to reduce their need to work second jobs.
Key points:
- Tasmanian taxpayers will supplement the wages of hotel quarantine workers
- Part-time workers will receive full-time rates, reducing their need for second jobs
- Workers will also receive an additional payment in recognition of the unique role they are fulfilling
The announcement was made shortly before the first international repatriation flight touched down in Hobart, shortly before 10:00am today — with 109 passengers from Delhi, India.
The arrivals have gone into quarantine in Hobart’s Best Western Hotel for two weeks — supervised by police, the Australian Defence Force and some private…
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