By: Christie Eliezer
Aussie Live Sector Proposes Business Interruption Fund
Live Performance Australia called for the Australian government to set up a Business Interruption Fund to protect the industry against future COVID-related shutdowns. It estimated the sector’s financial toll in 2020 at A$24 billion ($18.07 billion) in lost economic output and almost $11 billion in lost industry value. It also saw 79,000 jobs cut – or around two thirds of the workforce.
LPA chief executive Evelyn Richardson said, “The live performance industry was the first to be completely shut down by public health restrictions, and remains
among the most vulnerable to future closure due to new outbreaks.
Delivery delays try the patience of consumers used to near-instant gratification
As the holiday shopping season escalates, COVID-19 slows the process of getting goods from factories to warehouses to doorsteps.
By Andy Rosen Globe Staff,Updated December 16, 2020, 5:44 p.m.
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Inside the Jordan s Furniture warehouse in Taunton. The whole manufacturing process has been disrupted for things you donât even realize,â said president Eliot Tatelman.Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
Ordinarily, the caustic aroma of a refrigerator burning out would be enough to ruin anyoneâs day. Having it happen during a pandemic-induced disruption in manufacturing and shipping has caused three months of frustration and stress for Kelley Chunn.
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