DOUBTS over the safety of workers at McVities in Tollcross have been raised again following reports of a confirmed case of coronavirus in the factory.

Staff at the site have claimed a notice was put up by the company revealing a colleague had tested positive for the virus.

The wife of one worker said the development was a "real worry" as those who were working near the ill staff member had not been sent home.

She is also concerned because the factory "hasn't been closed to do a deep clean".

A spokesman for McVities' parent company pladis said they wouldn't comment on individual cases but were being "open and transparent" with staff when a confirmed case was reported and were following guidance from health authorities.

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The Glasgow Times previously reported how the GMB union said over 90 per cent of staff who responded to a survey were afraid of catching the virus at work while under ten per cent felt management were taking health and safety concerns seriously.

Union representatives said social distancing had been proving difficult due to "workers operating in close proximity on production lines".

The concerned wife said: "Staff who have worked in close proximity haven't been sent home, which puts everyone at risk.

"The site hasn't been closed to do a deep clean since this employee tested positive.

"It's a real worry, and causing huge stress to my husband, more so now there is a positive case and workers who have worked in close proximity to this employee."

She said the employee had told the company and his colleagues he had tested positive.

Another worker also said a member of staff had tested positive for the virus and repeated the claim about the factory not being deep cleaned.

The spokesman for pladis said: "We do not comment on individual cases. However, we can confirm that we are being open and transparent with our colleagues if and when a colleague reports a confirmed case of Covid-19.

"In line with the guidance from the health authorities, if an individual has tested positive and has not been on site in the last 72 hours, our site team will continue with the enhanced hygiene and social distancing measures which have been successfully implemented for many weeks."

Over 80 per cent of respondents to the GMB survey, which was released at the start of April, said social distancing measures were not being enforced at the factory.

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A union organiser said at the time: "Workers told us that the Board of Directors had written to all staff thanking them for making it possible for NHS nurses to have a biscuit with their cups of tea.

"I’m certain that NHS nurses would be more grateful if employers took some of the immense pressure off the health service by enforcing public health guidelines that are there to keep everyone safe."

But a pladis spokesman disputed the claims, saying: "Our factory manager spent two hours on the factory floor with members of the GMB going through the social distancing measures to keep our people safe. These were well received and no such concerns were raised.

"Those who are working in food manufacturing and distribution are rightly recognised by the government as key workers, and now more than ever it is vital that food and drink manufacturers around the country can maintain production to keep food on shelves and to continue feeding the nation."