Roxy Jacenko has '65,000 reasons' to comply with Covid restrictions as her businesses hemorrhage money during lockdown - so she is beyond flawed that somebody seems intent to catch her out in breaking the rules.
The Sweaty Betty PR guru is at her wits end after she received a letter in the mail from SafeWork on Tuesday informing her that she was being investigated for allegedly putting her staff at risk.
In the warning letter, she was informed that a complaint has been made suggesting 'workers or others may be at risk' and that an investigation was taking place into alleged 'inadequate controls from biological hazards'.
This is despite accommodating two earlier visits from her local police who were sent out to inspect the conditions in her office following complaints from an unknown source.
Jacenko is losing an estimated $65,000 every week that the city stays in lockdown, and says that she, like any other small business owner with their head screwed on, is doing everything she can to comply so Sydney recovers as soon as possible.
Roxy Jacenko is at her wits end as she tries to keep her small business afloat during Sydney's Covid lockdown after receiving a letter from SafeWork questioning whether she is putting her staff at risk
She already had most of her 30-strong team working remotely when Premier Gladys Berejiklian told Sydneysiders to stay home unless absolutely necessary.
Ms Berejiklian said the current Covid threat is the most significant Sydney has ever faced, and, as a result, Jacenko sent the rest of her non-essential staff packing.
On any given day, Jacenko has no more than four staff in her office. They work reduced hours and perform essential duties like packing and shipping orders.
Official government signs directing staff to wear face masks and maintain social distancing are scattered throughout the office, and there are several unoccupied desks in between every employee to ensure compliance.
Jacenko told Daily Mail Australia that the officers who visited noted her exemplary compliance.
Jacenko has no more than four staff in her office at any given time - and all are required for essential packing and shipping work. Pictured: Jacenko with some of her staff more than two weeks ago, already wearing masks in the office
And yet on Tuesday she received a letter urging her to 'conduct an assessment of the issues raised to determine whether you are meeting your work health and safety obligations'.
The SafeWork inquiry determined an inspector would not be required to
