One customer deliberately coughed in the face of a checkout operator when they were refused a refund to which they were not entitled.
The NSW government has expanded its $5000 fine for coughing and spitting to protect any worker after several incidents of checkout staff and transport personnel subjected to these "vile attacks".
Staff at a supermarket in Mount Druitt reported a customer deliberately coughed in the face of a checkout operator when they were refused a refund they were not entitled to. "Our members are working pretty hard in a stressful environment, keeping us all fed and this disgusting behaviour is quite distressing," Mr Smtih said.He described a "young bloke" working at a supermarket on the central coast being coughed on at the front of the store as he was trying to direct customers to adhere to social distancing."They might think it's funny but it isn't ... this is assault," Mr Smith said.
David Babineau, Secretary of the Tram and Bus Division of the Rail, Tram & Bus Union of NSW, said people who were just trying to do their jobs were being spat on.
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