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Humanforce is providing a free tool to help retailers keep track of their workforce, so they can tell team members to get tested if they have been in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

The Employee Trace Tool keeps track of when and where team members work, and who they work with, making it easier for businesses to inform the right people if they came into contact with someone who is diagnosed with COVID-19. 

The tool can be used in conjunction with any source of timesheet or roster data, and it can also be used to help casual workers swap shifts online, if they fall ill or need to care for a loved one.

Bruce MacKenzie, Humanforce managing director and founder, said identifying the presence of COVID-19 and who has been exposed to a known carrier will be critical in helping limit the impact of the virus.

“Retail businesses have a duty of care to not only their patrons and customers, but also staff to ensure that they can rapidly notify personnel of any exposure so that they can take appropriate action, including self-isolating, if needed,” MacKenzie said.

Humanforce has made the tool available for free to any business, anywhere in the world, to support responsible COVID-19 responses, keep casual employees and patrons safe, and minimise the business impacts of this crisis.