Re:Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide 'sick-out'
by knodi123 on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @04:24PM
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>> -Guaranteed paid leave for all workers who isolate or self-quarantine instead of coming to work.
> This should be required by law of all employers.
All businesses should be required to tell every employee "You don't have to come in to work for the duration of the crisis, unless you feel like it. But you'll get paid regardless."?
Re:Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide 'sick-out'
by amluto on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @09:19PM
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No. All employers should be required to tell employees “if you believe you have a communicable disease that could infect your coworkers or customers, then you MUST NOT come to work, and we or the government will find a way to take care if you.”
This should be the case regardless of any pandemic. Allowing an employee with a mild flu to come to work is irresponsible.
Re:Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide 'sick-out'
by knodi123 on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @10:20AM
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The comment I replied to was "isolate and self-quarantine". You're talking about self-quarantine, but isolate sounds more like a preventative step.
Re:Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide 'sick-out'
by alexpetralia on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @10:00PM
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What prevents a worker from stating they believe they have coronavirus? Surely you'd agree there is an incentive to do so (stay home and get paid).
Re:Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide 'sick-out'
by amluto on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @01:01AM
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Getting this right is probably moderate complicated, but there are plenty of countries that do it:
Re:Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide 'sick-out'
by meheleventyone on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @04:10PM
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Staff should be wearing gloves and masks already! After someone has been infected and all their contacts should be isolated is a bit late!
This should be required by law of all employers.
> -Immediate shutdown of any location where a worker tests positive for COVID-19.
This seems like overkill. How about having all employees wear masks (not N95) and cleaning the store thoroughly if someone tests positive? Or do they mean a few-hour or one-day shutdown?