by FTMA News | Dec 18, 2021 | COVID-19
This article was last update 19 December With the emergence of Omicron, it has seemed we have entered a whole new phase of the pandemic as we all learn to live with COVID. Unfortunately, living with COVID is a scary unknown in Australia as we, particularly those in...
by FTMA News | Sep 24, 2021 | COVID-19, Industry News
Whilst the majority of Australia’s Eastern seabord is in lockdown, we share some accounts from FTMA Members who have faced the pandemic overseas. Personally, during my time in Manila from March 2020 until August 2021, the biggest challenge was isolation through...
by FTMA News | Sep 24, 2021 | COVID-19, Industry News
From industrial relations experts, TTIA This is an evolving issue as COVID has caused less face-to-face consults and an increased need for remote doctors’ appointments. This is a result of people having to stay at home and has subsequently resulted in an increase in...
by FTMA News | Sep 18, 2021 | COVID-19
This is the account of a NSW fabricator who recently had an employee test positive to COVID-19. When our region’s outbreak started, we upped our response and started doing daily COVID alerts in the morning to keep everyone up to date and whenever they might be...
by FTMA News | Sep 18, 2021 | COVID-19
The only way we are going to get out of lockdowns and back to a life resembling some sort of normality is for people to get vaccinated. I’m double jabbed, so is my husband and Nikita has only just been able to get her first dose. It was our choice to get vaccinated...
by FTMA News | Aug 25, 2021 | COVID-19
In the past few weeks, FTMA has provided several different COVID-19 Updates for the different states and territories across Australia. So, in case anyone has missed the many announcements, here is a little recap of what is happening because it can sometimes be a bit...