N ew approaches to work brought on by COVID-19 have trade unionists fired up over worker rights and angling for a sit-down with the Government to discuss what they see as a need for “urgent” amendments to outdated labour laws.
Concurrently, trade unionists are hoping to open dialogue with corporations and the Government on policies intended to guide flexible work, or flexi-work, arrangements, now that more businesses are wilfully putting in place or contemplating permanent work-from-home programmes.
Remote work arrangements have turned out to be one of the upsides for businesses that during the economic lockdowns found that they could, in particular circumstances, continue to run their operations with satellite staff, thereby alleviating themselves of some of the attendant costs of operating office spaces.
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Major Noel Dawes, managing director of Lumber Depot Limited.
Construction material retailer Lumber Depot Limited has doubled its second-quarter earnings, comporting with the positive results of other companies that do business in the sector.
The company, which operates a hardware store, said it sought to keep inventory readily available during the period amid increased demand for supplies.
“During the period under review, a major area of focus for us was to maintain consistent inventory levels in all of the key hardware supplies – including lumber, steel and cement products – regardless of the factors affecting production and transportation of these items. We have been generally successful with this and in turn, this has improved our standing with key customers,” said Managing Director Major Noel Dawes in the preface to the financials.