Australia’s peak industry employer association is calling on the government to loosen isolation rules for a wider range of essential workers in the economy, similar to the latest changes to the food and grocery sector, to relieve the huge stress the supply chain is currently facing. “Tomorrow’s national cabinet meeting must agree to workable, consistent rules on COVID testing, isolation, and return to work that are cognisant of widespread shortages, the huge stresses on our supply chains, and the growing number of critical workers out of action,” Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox said. Willox welcomed the food and grocery essential worker changes but noted large numbers of employees in critical sectors are being prevented from attending work due to different restrictions in different states. Businesses in food and logistics have reported that 10 to 50 percent of their workforce were sick or in isolation. “One potential solution is to …