Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home
by MereInterest on Friday December 04, 2020 @09:44AM
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Absolutely agreed, and that sounds like a reasonable solution all around. Having a pool of sick days leads to the same situation, just with different circumstances. (e.g. Somebody who has a planned surgery for long-term health issues needing to save up sick days to use for the recovery.)
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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home
by brtkdotse on Friday December 04, 2020 @11:35AM
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> Somebody who has a planned surgery for long-term health issues needing to save up sick days to use for the recovery
I don't want to be "that guy" but Jeez Louise does this sound like total dystopia when viewed from the outside. What would happen if you didn't have sick days saved?
Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home
by lotsofpulp on Friday December 04, 2020 @12:09PM
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Nearly all lower income employees in the US don’t have sick days, or any paid time if they don’t come to work. If they aren’t working, they aren’t getting paid.
Additionally, they are not qualified for unemployment benefits if they are fired due to it being the employee’s fault they could not work.