Posts tagged "rapid antigen tests"

The Victorian government says it’s securing 50 million rapid antigen tests a year through a partnership that will see the kits made in the state.

The ACCC says customers are still paying between $20 and $30 per test, despite the average wholesale price coming in somewhere between $3.82 and $11.42 per test.

Behind the cacophony of noise from the pharmacy sector in recent days, the reality is the pandemic has been very good for chemists.

It is important for businesses purchasing RATs for employees to be aware of potentially triggering a fringe benefits tax event.

Pharmacists are receiving four calls a minute about rapid antigen tests and working "around the clock" to source them, the peak body says.

Suppliers of rapid antigen tests say the federal government is shorting the stock of the hard-to-find tests, while they scramble to fulfil up to 90,000 back-orders.

What are your legal rights and obligations if your staff choose to strike over a lack of free rapid antigen tests? Two legal experts weigh in.

Any post offering RATs in a time of great scarcity should be worded very carefully, as in the current climate it is such a sensitive and anxiety-inducing topic.

Australian workplaces are set to have a 10% absenteeism rate as states and territories reach the peak of Omicron outbreaks. 

Rapid antigen tests are on sale at pharmacies, supermarkets and online from anywhere between $10 and $17 a test. For many, that cost is too much.