Mr. Mark McGowan:

The most important part of this is an extension of the employment wage subsidy scheme until normal levels of business resume. As with my colleague, Mr. Anderson, my head chef moved into construction, so that is two people on this panel alone. The problem is evident.

We are in the people industry. It is different in that we will need approximately eight weeks to have our staff trained up. A warming up period is required because it takes a certain amount of stamina to get back up to full tilt and to ensure our teams are fully trained and aware of what is happening. Business recruitment costs are also high. The more time we have to plan, the better.