COVID-19 UPDATE

Dear Customers,

We understand that this is a difficult time for many. Please be assured that we are taking full precautions, in accordance with the latest government guidelines, to ensure the highest safety for you, our staff and the community at large. This is an update to share what we are doing to protect public safety and provide continued Supermarket services.

Maximising Public Safety

Education

We are educating our team. Staff have received up-to-date training and education about correct hand-washing procedures, safe equipment usage, avoidance of face touching, hygiene best practices and sanitisation protocols.

Sanitisation

We have a dedicated sanitation team. Key members of staff are following sanitisation regimes to regularly sanitise high-traffic areas of our store, including but not limited to eftpos machines, fridge handles, entries, exits and hand railings.

Staff are required to use hand sanitiser between serving each customer.

Access to Hand Sanitisers

All Front End registers are supplied with hand sanitisers. We have introduced hand sanitisation stations though out the store in addition to the trolley wipes available at the front of the store.

Wash Stations

We have in place 2 wash stations, to wash your hands before entering and after exiting the store.

Strict ‘no-symptom’ Attendance Policies

We have strict policies for staff with any medical symptoms to a) stay at home, b) report directly to our HR Team and c) self-isolate and/or seek appropriate medical attention. Staff are not permitted to return to work until symptoms are fully recovered and medical and/or government mandated isolation periods have been fulfilled.

Promoting Social Distancing

Staff have received training about social distancing, as per current Government guidelines. We have additional signage displayed throughout the store to promote Social Distancing compliance. Please note: We have ordered ‘Social Distancing’ 1.5m Stickers to display at Front Registers to assist with appropriate spacing in queues and will implement these as soon as they arrive.

Encouraging Customers to do their part

We are doing all we can to reduce the risk to our customers and we ask that our customers do their part. Please reduce the amount of products you touch to only those that you intend to purchase.  Maintain good hygiene whilst in store.

Store Policies

Our store is being cleaned more than usual

As a food store, we already have very high standards of cleaning and hygiene in place. However, as a precautionary measure the network of IGA’s are intensifying their cleaning practices. They are dedicating more time to sanitization procedures, focussed on the most common touch points in store.

Instore Specials

Please be advised that we will continue to run specials providing the suppliers are able to honour previously committed promotions.

We will only have electronic catalogues until further notice. Please check our online catalogue link.

Keeping you updated if there is a case in one of our store

We continue to take advice from the Department of Health to make sure we’re taking all the necessary steps to ensure ongoing safety, including additional detailed cleaning in store where necessary.

What are we doing to protect our staff? 

At IGA Pomona, we take the health, safety and wellbeing of our Staff very seriously.

In addition to all measures described above to provide the most up-to-date health, hygiene and safety protocols, promote adherence to social distancing guidelines and ensure any team members remain home to recover, we have implemented the following:

Dedicated COVID-19 Team Managers

As the government guidelines and new developments around the pandemic are constantly shifting and evolving, we have appointed dedicated COVID-19 Team Managers who are staying up to date with breaking news and most recent developments. They are also staying abreast of all best- practice recommendations coming through professional bodies associated with supermarket regulation and food safety. We are sending updates and reminders to staff phones and inboxes in a timely and responsive manner.

1.5m Perspex Glass Dividers for Front End Registers

These have been installed to provide a physical barrier for minimising potential virus transmission between customers and staff alike.

A kind note from our team members

Our hearts are completely with you during this difficult time. We know that these are highly stressful, anxious circumstances and that you are understandably worried about the safety and food security of yourself and those you love.

This is by far our greatest challenge, both as a business and as a community. Just like you, we also have people that we love and are worried about. Many of us are working long hours to serve you and ensure that your family is as safe and well-looked after as possible.

Please understand that despite our best efforts, there will be some disruption to our usual services. Many stock shortages are due to supply issues that are completely outside our control. While we will continue to do our best to keep shelves full, there are back order supply challenges Australia wide, due to peak purchasing.

We also ask for your understanding and patience with wait times and customer service. We are keeping staff home who display ANY symptom of unwellness, for the protection of you and the whole community. Our rosters and staff levels could reflect lesser than desired levels at times and we ask for your compassion and kindness if lines are a little longer or responses are more delayed than usual.

As always, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for choosing to shop with us. We are so grateful for your continued support.

We are here to help and we are here to serve. Together, we’ll get through this!

The material and information contained in this advice is for general information purposes only.

You should not rely upon this material or information as a basis for making any health, lifestyle or other decisions.

About Us

IGA Pomona offers a unique ‘Supermarket Experience’. Catering for your everyday needs, aisles of groceries are surrounded by fresh produce, international foods, organics and gluten free products. There is also a gourmet deli, seafood, plus the added benefit of an onsite butchery.

We also have a kiosk at the front of store to top you up with hot coffee, or maybe some cake or just a freshly made sandwich.

We are OPEN 7 Days and are all about service, value for money and supporting our community.