Economics
Supermarkets Shelves Bare in Sydney as Covid Isolates Staff
- Four in 10 businesses see labor shortage as significant issue
- Australian businesses expect the staff crunch to worsen
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Sydneysiders are facing empty shelves at some supermarkets as exploding coronavirus cases force a range of staff from truck drivers to warehouse workers into isolation.
Woolworths Group Ltd., Australia’s biggest supermarket operator, said some store deliveries are being delayed, while rival Coles Group Ltd. said growing numbers of staff are isolating because of household exposure to the virus.