THE general manager of one of Redlands largest employers has slammed the government's coronavirus roadmap, labelling the 10 person limit at restaurants, pubs and clubs as 'ridiculous'.
Redlands RSL general manager Peter Harrison said the club would not be reopening to the public during stage one or two of the scheme and there were still question marks over whether doors would open in July when 100 people are allowed back.
"Little shops which can hold about 12 people can have the same amount of people as I can," he said.
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"The RSL association had a meeting with government representatives this week. We were trying to introduce the square meter rule, which is what it was when we closed.
"If we did that, we certainly would look at opening. But we won't open before July (under the current rules).
"It is not worth getting our staff back in for ten people at a time, one person could do that.
"Unfortunately they haven't thought very much about this one once again. They think one rule fits all and it certainly doesn't in this sense."
A Queensland Health spokesman said the safety of the population was front of mind when the decision was made to ease restrictions for cafes and restaurants.
"This is why there is a maximum of up to 10 people at any one time and one patron per four square metres," he said.
"We're asking Queenslanders to use common sense and good judgement during this time."
The spokesman did not respond to questions about whether the guest limit favoured smaller businesses or why the rules differed to those brought in as a final precaution before pubs and clubs were closed.
The RSL stood down 98 staff at the start of the pandemic in what Mr Harrison described as the most difficult day of his life.
He said it was unlikely that more than 50 per cent of his employees would return to work by Christmas under the current circumstances.
The JobKeeper payment has also left the club seeing red.
"We are down 100 per cent. We had a record January, we had a record February and were on target for a record March," Mr Harrison said.
"We just got our $210,000 back from the government through JobKeeper, but unfortunately it was introduced so quickly and stupidly.
"You have got 15-year-old kids that used to get $80 a week getting $750."
The club has been serving coffee to its loyal members while patrons are locked out of the club but Mr Harrison said they were failing to turn a profit.
"We might take $100 a day but we are a $150 million a year company," he said. "That is a big kick.
"We are just doing it to stay in touch with some of the members that are coming down to the club."
Mr Harrison wants the government to outline whether the 100 limit set down for July would include employees.
It comes as Bowman MP Andrew Laming says the number of people allowed in a venue should be based on the space available to a business.
"I am urging the state government to review relaxations at 14 days and provisionally announce the next step for day 22, subject to no domestic cases of unknown origin in that third week," he said.
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