Retail NI has today met with the Economy Minster on the growing Pingdemic crisis.
Retail NI Chief Executive Glyn Roberts said after the meeting:
“The Pingdemic is now a fully grown economic crisis”
“This situation is daily getting steadily worse, with serious staff shortages right across the supply chain. We are hearing from members who are on the verge of closing their stores and are running short on a number of product ranges. Many of these member stores, provide food and other vital products to vulnerable and older members of our community, particularly in rural areas”
“In our meeting with Minister Lyons we emphasised an urgent and immediate response from the Executive to this growing crisis, before shops close and product lines are restricted”
“We need the Executive to urgently allow ‘pinged’ double vaccinated workers to take a PCR test, rather than self-isolation for ten days”
Glyn Roberts 07515710517
