An unclear definition of what exactly constitutes an essential worker has seen industries as diverse as real estate and telecommunications demand priority access to vaccines.

Sydney’s lockdown and growing concern around the virus’ spread to other states has led to widespread confusion about which workers are necessary and which workers aren’t.

Today on Please Explain, industrial relations reporter Nick Bonyhady joins Nathanael Cooper to unpack the confusion.

An unclear definition of what exactly constitutes an essential worker has seen industries as diverse as real estate and telecommunications demand priority access to vaccines.
Sydney&rsquo;s lockdown and growing concern around the virus&rsquo; spread to other states has led to widespread confusion about which workers are necessary and which workers aren&rsquo;t.
Today on&nbsp;Please Explain, industrial relations reporter Nick Bonyhady joins Nathanael Cooper to unpack the confusion.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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