The British meat industry is suffering from workers who have to stay at home because they may have been in contact with a corona patient. At some meat companies, 10 percent of employees do not show up for that reason. Some companies are in danger of coming to a complete standstill, the director of the trade association told de BBC.
It should be noted that many companies were already struggling with labor shortages before the corona pandemic. Now that many employees are forced to leave, that problem has become even worse. If the situation worsens further, companies will have to simplify their offer, because there are not enough skilled people left. This affects precisely those products that earn the most money.
The shortage of labor is also felt in other sectors, especially in hospitals and the leisure industry. The automakers Nissan and Rolls-Royce are also afraid that their production will lag behind, because many employees are at home after a report on their corona app.
From August 16, Britons who have been fully vaccinated will no longer have to go into home isolation if they have been in contact with an infected person.
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