WHEN AN INDUSTRY CALLS OUT SICK: CANCELLATIONS, STAFF SHORTAGES
In Hawaii, where the Covid positivity rate is now the highest it has ever been, at 20%, Surfjack Hotel and Swim Club general manager Lynette Eastman has resorted to approving lots of overtime for her healthy employees to get by.
“Omicron has netted more sick employees at the Surfjack than the past two years altogether,” Eastman said. “Fortunately, we have not had to close any services, including restaurant dining, thus far, but it has come close a couple of times.”