Hon CARMEL SEPULONI: The Short-Term Absence Payment can be applied for by employers for workers who cannot work from home and are, in accordance with public health guidance or requirements, staying home while waiting for their COVID-19 test results, have a dependant who is staying at home while waiting for a test result, or are a household member or secondary contact of someone who is a close contact of a person with COVID-19 who has been advised by a doctor or a health official to stay at home while waiting for the close contact's test result.