• Yes. From 31 July 2021, construction supply chain workers will be added to the authorised workers list and will be allowed to leave their local area for work, subject to meeting COVID-19 surveillance testing requirements. This includes workers engaged in manufacturing of construction materials, plant and components. Adbri and its operations are covered by this

Testing requirements vary across the 8 LGAs. Please refer to the NSW Government website for details about your individual circumstances.  The current rules are:  

• People living in Fairfield are required to test every 72 hours (3 days) up until 30th July.
• People from Canterbury-Bankstown LGA are required to test every 72 hours (3 days) effective from 31st July.
• Authorised workers in the areas of concerns require testing if they work more than 50km from Greater Sydney or have symptoms or are exposed to the virus. 

A list of testing clinics, including opening hours, can be found here: COVID-19 testing clinics | NSW Government 

• Although our concrete plants and manufacturing facilities can continue operating, many of our customers are unable to work or are working at reduced capacity. This results in a significant decrease in demand for our products and a reduction in work in our operations that supply into this market.

Yes, you may attend work if you can’t reasonably work from home. 

Please discuss your concerns with your manager. You may wish to access leave or the Government COVID-19 Disaster Payment if no alternative work is available.

Services Australia website has details of the COVID-19 Disaster Payment. The basis of the COVID Disaster Payment from Monday 2^nd August 2021:

Eligible workers will receive $750 per week if they lose 20 hours or more of work while those that lose between 8 and less than 20 hours, or a full day of work, will receive a payment of $450 per week. There will be no liquid assets test applied to eligibility for these payments and an individual does not need to run down personal annual leave.

Please apply online at Services Australia website for the COVID-19 Disaster Payment. Services Australia recommends you DO NOT attend CentreLink offices to apply. You will need to establish a MyGov account as part of the online process. Most people will already have an existing MyGov account to access your income details for tax purposes.

• No, the JobKeeper payment is no longer being paid. Instead, the Government has introduced a COVID-19 Disaster Payment that individuals can apply for.

• Leave applications should be entered in the normal way.  This could be either by paper application form provided to your manager or HR Kiosk.

Yes, you can apply for leave without pay.

• If you are required to isolate due to a government direction or being tested for COVID-19 then you may be eligible for isolation leave. You will need to provide evidence of your need to isolate to your manager.

If you receive a vaccination for COVID-19 and you provide evidence of that to your manager, then you will be paid vaccination leave for up to 4 hours.

Yes, if you don’t have enough annual leave or long service leave to cover this period, then you can take up to 10 days annual leave in advance. Please note that if you leave employment before the leave taken in advance is re-accrued, the remaining balance may be deducted from your final payment.

Yes, if you have casual or other secondary employment and the restrictions allow you to continue that employment, then you can. Please note that there may be tax implications for having two jobs, however you will need to seek independent tax advice.

You will continue to be paid as per your usual pay cycle and as per the conditions of your EA, award or employment contract for the time worked and for the time that you take as paid leave

Adbri is providing access to up to 10 days negative annual leave once all annual leave is exhausted.

• You can take annual leave at half pay if your award or enterprise agreement allows it.
• You can take long service leave at half pay if the relevant state legislation allows it.
• Please speak to your manager for more information.

• If you wish to pause or alter deduction or salary sacrifice arrangements, you will need to provide instructions to Payroll before the end of your pay period.

• Superannuation will not be paid on time that is taken as leave without pay. It is only paid on hours worked and paid leave.

Please speak with your manager and supervisor. Alternatively, our EAP is available to assist. Benestar can be contacted on 1300 360 364 or www.benestar.com – go to to BeneHub & enter company details ID:ADB, Taken:ADB01.  You can download the app for Apple or Android.