Businesses worry about incurring extra health prevention costs post-MCO, says trade group
Wednesday, 22 Apr 2020 11:10 AM MYTA self-service laundrette in Shah Alam is cordoned off from the public as the movement control order enters phase three on April 15, 2020. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
The “Post-Movement Control Order 's Exit Strategy” survey was conducted among 916 business entrepreneurs from various sectors between April 13 and 21, with almost 94 per cent of participants coming from the small and medium enterprise industry. Half of the respondents also said they were worried about employees’ dwelling on their own health safety, despite having an SOP on health prevention in place.
Other issues raised in the survey included strict enforcement without understanding of business’s circumstances ; difficulty in practicing social distancing in workplaces ; customers disobeying regulations ; and a possible shortage of masks and sanitisers .
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