10 daily Lifestyle Editor
Fri Apr 24, 2020
Woolworths has announced new measures protect their staff from the potential spread of the coronavirus.
In an email to customers sent out on Friday afternoon, Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci announced options that will be made available to staff members to protect them against possible contact with COVD-19 while working.
The first is the introduction of options masks for staff to wear as well as voluntary temperature checks which have been in surprisingly high demand from employees.
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‘We’re supporting our teams with optional masks and temperature checks,’ Banducci said.
‘Optional temperature checks for team members are also proving surprisingly popular.’
These new measures come after Woolworths previously introduced plexi-glass screens at the checkout to protect their staff, as well as having customers pack their own bags.
Following the successful rollout at the manned checkouts plexi-glass screens were also introduced in self-service, having been rolled out to stores last week, a process which Banducci said is now complete.
‘This week, we completed the roll-out of the new customer hand sanitiser stations in the entrance of our Supermarkets,’ he said.
‘Clear protective screens are now at all staffed checkouts and at self-service ‘assisted’ checkouts in 300 stores.’
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