'We'll still ask staff to isolate despite rule change'
However, some business owners feel little trepidation about the change of rules.
"The reality of this is we are saying Covid isn't a pandemic anymore. It's an endemic disease like flu it should be treated like flu," he told the BBC's World at One. UK Hospitality has estimated restaurants, hotels and pubs have lost £115bn since the start of the pandemic. "Sickness is a part of running a business with people and it is ultimately my responsibility to be prepared for that; ultimately if I cant be prepared for this after all this time operating under measures, then I haven't learnt any lessons or made the changes needed to be a valuable employer post-Covid," he said.
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