These four business leaders survived lockdowns, now Omicron has them fighting for survival

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These four business leaders survived lockdowns, now Omicron has them fighting for survival
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They managed to steer their businesses through lockdowns, but these four business operators are now facing even bigger challenges getting through the Omicron wave.

It's a trend seen across Melbourne, which many haveThe pub with just one bartenderIn West Melbourne, on the edge of Melbourne's CBD, Stuart Gaunt runs McMahon's Hotel, a bar that sits below backpacker accommodation.

The publican hopes Melbourne is close to the peak of the Omicron wave, and things improve in the next few weeks. "The problem is at the moment they are paying out a lot of money in personal leave and on top of that they have clients who are cancelling their appointments." She said it meant that hairdresser paid a large amount of personal leave all at once, while also being unable to operate three of their four salons, to bring in revenue."Most small businesses work week-to-week.They rarely have a kitty of excess cash," she said.In Perth, in Western Australia, Grant Johnston is worried about the same issue, but on a much larger scale.

But now he has lost about 15 per cent of his own workforce outside of WA because of COVID-related reasons, with many of his staff members caring for partners or children who were also sick or isolating.

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