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Amazon workers won’t get paid for Covid leave anymore

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On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, a worker sort parcels at the Amazon fulfillment center Eastvale in California.

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AmazonEffective Monday, the U.S. government will reduce paid time for U.S. front-line workers who have tested positive for Covid-19.

All U.S.-based Amazon workers who test positive for Covid-19 will now get up to five days of excused, unpaid leave, the company told workers in a notice sent Saturday. A spokesperson told CNBC workers are still able to use their sick time off if needed.

Amazon stated that Covid workers who are still waiting to receive their results were no longer allowed to excuse themselves, as rapid testing is now readily available.

As vaccines became more readily available and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated their guidance, the e-commerce company has gradually retracted its Covid policies. Initially, employees with Covid-19 were eligible for up to 2 weeks of time off if they are diagnosed and put into quarantine. In January the company reduced paid leave timeMaximum of 40 hours, up to one week.

Amazon, as part of its pullback, will cease sending notifications to all sites about positive cases within its facilities. This is unless legally required. It also announced that it will stop incentivizing vaccine efforts.

The notice stated that the “continued easing of pandemic and ongoing availability COVID-19 treatments and vaccines, as well as updated guidance from health authorities, indicate we are able to continue to adjust safely to our pre-COVID policy.”

It is possible that there will be a backlash against the decision pro-union workersWho are you arguing for? better working conditionsThey also offer better benefits to its warehouses. This move follows the opening of an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York. closed its union drive. On May 2, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will start counting votes.

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