| No one example only proves it is POSSIBLE for paid sick time to not be abused. It does not ELIMINATE the possibility or even imply it is unlikely. And in a plague where working puts healthy employee and their families at risk, there is an enormous incentive to not go to work, regardless hazard pay incentives. BUT I agree: Paying workers hazard pay is a fair thing to do, assuming the company is capable of doing so. And paid sick leave for sick people will save lives, again assuming the company is able to. We can assume Amazon is capable of both. To eliminate the incentives to abuse that system I would explain to all employees: (1) You think they deserve hazard pay for staying
(2) You will conditionally offer it to them (or be up front why the business can't)
(3) You think they deserve paid sick leave
(4) You will conditionally offer it to them (or be up front why the business can't)
(5) If you are offering either/both hazard pay and paid sick leave, make it conditional: Each employee signs a form noting they understand the benefits but also understand they can only work if healthy employees show up, and commit to showing up if healthy. People tend to act honorably when they feel respected, they have given their word, and see the company is doing everything it can for them. Despite all that, the incentive for healthy workers to avoid a plague are huge and legitimate, so the hazard and sick pay could still muck everything up. But there is not risk free solution. |