https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/article/i-can-barely-survive-we-ask-delivery-riders-if-they-feel-safe-on-the-job/qd8wysl06

The less #delivery riders get paid, the more they have to rush, cause accidents

Delivery riders considered #IndependentContractors, not entitled to #MinimumPay, #SickLeave, #AnnualLeave. #Uber pays $2 or $3 per kilometre, spends millions on #advertisements.

#UberEats #contractors #MinimumWage #WorkSafety #capitalism #exploitation #Australia

If you have to use up all your sick leave on your grs revision, and then go into unpaid time if you get sick your company isn't very trans friendly.

Also, I found another job that pays much more and is a promotion.

#trans #transgender #job #sickleave #transfriendly #transrights

“I also shouldn’t overstate the magnitude of the gain here. A week of sick leave is objectively pitiful by international standards. Still, it’s far better than nothing, and it certainly wouldn’t have happened without union pressure, support from Congress and the Biden administration, and substantial media coverage of the dispute.”

I’m reflecting on living in a country where 7 days of #SickLeave per year is a victory.

https://prospect.org/labor/2023-06-26-workers-rail-unions-public-pressure/

#USpolitics #labor #unions #railroads

by #SophiaVillalba in #KRON:

"Cooks and cashiers say the McDonald’s located on Jackson Street did not grant two employees the sick leave that they accrued when they requested time off to either have surgery or to recover from a surgery."

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/mcdonalds-workers-to-strike-over-paid-sick-leave-in-oakland/

#strike #workers #McDonald's #SickLeave #Oakland #California

If only employees made a #LivingWage and had paid #SickLeave.

Food poisoning outbreaks tied to sick workers, CDC says | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/food-poisoning-outbreaks-restaurant-workers-cdc-fdd05774f6c179cd6ebe8a49dfc393c2

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/us/food-poisoning-sick-workers-restaurants.html?unlocked_article_code=tvMh29tw22NGGWc5AEVGrDz7CRL70-tyNthYFrCbVeQU7PXG1RPL9INTwdr5s1VqythcLiiXaw2lBCiITuGacR8DUGIWKX86n9xu5Q7rZvEYZmX-R7BC3c0PsEcd9IQZMC0XCWt5WKOWuFxjAsr8WgOUap8n0C6WPF0CTbh-t_s1OaCFjUOepdWWf5FHfSDQpz37lCL5qG3hRuWVXQLgHMqesxLvpuurUtq8FfM0AzHa44YzWl61PWXwPCgSusbGgOm0wqTy4Ws4nJijHT7L3jlNAjeYaPZDH62q3tROokqmhGM_DNClJrD1EYJ16ioHnQCdJEa52uNfE6zAjxGXdymZplYRlcdcZCDd&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

In the only #wealthy country with no #federal paid #sickleave: Paid sick leave and other #policies that support sick workers could improve food safety outcomes, according to the report, which was based on a review of 800 food poisonings #outbreaks, using data provided by 25 state and local #healthdepartments.

#medicareforall

Mandatory paid sick leave for all is a public health necessity, in addition to being a basic worker right.

Turns out, 40% of all restaurant food-borne illness outbreaks stem from sick workers.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-disease/40-us-foodborne-restaurant-outbreaks-traced-sick-workers

#SickLeave #FoodborneDisease #PublicHealth

New bill in #Congress would guarantee #workers at least 7 days of paid #SickLeave per year. It's a sad comment on this Congress that this bare minimum bit of worker protection has zero chance of passing this year. https://www.commondreams.org/news/paid-leave-sanders-gillibrand-delauro

As pundits bicker about the appropriateness of US Senators missing multiple weeks of #work due to illness and injury, this is a good time to revisit how US statutory #sickleave compares to other countries.

#Spain #AI #Algorithms #Healthcare #SickLeave: "Spain’s National Institute of Social Security (INSS) has vowed to crack down on fraud and reduce public spending on its sick leave benefits. In 2018, the INSS deployed two machine learning algorithms to assess the health of millions of people receiving sick leave in Spain. These algorithms attempt to guess which benefit recipients might be shirking work and defrauding the state.

For five years, the use of these algorithms remained largely secret. But over the course of 10 months, we used public records laws to obtain unpublished documents describing the system and the data it relies on. Working with partner El Confidencial, we carried out more than a dozen interviews with ministry officials and the medical inspectors who receive the algorithm-generated scores. They reveal an opaque and under-performing system that nonetheless makes high stakes decisions about millions, potentially pushing patients back to work who aren’t ready."

https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/spains-ai-doctor/

I'm home sick today as well. Still got the sore throat, clogged sinuses, strange nausea & am overall tired. I withstood the thought of trying to work from home today - I really don't want to drag this out over *my* weekend by not resting enough. I will spend the day in bed with tea and playing some Age of Wonders 3!!
#sickDay #SickLeave #TakeItEasy #Rest #AgeOfWonders3

#info #sickleave #chorobowe

"It was one of those moments where I really realised how much of a fucked up #bubble the USA is."

As long as the people don't know better #alternatives can exist, they'll think those who call for change are #naive #idealists. Why do we rarely hear about the #systems in other countries? Why do we #overthrow alternatives in #LatinAmerica and beyond?

#Capitalism #Propaganda #Censorship #CriticalThinking #MediaLiteracy #VacationDays #JobBenefits #HealthCare #SickLeave

https://old.reddit.com/r/lostgeneration/comments/1129lck/i_hate_america/

Researchers have found that access to paid #sickleave could have benefits for businesses.

Among them: fewer occupational injuries, less spread of contagious disease, fewer employee deaths and fewer people going to work despite being ill. What are your thoughts on paid sick leave? #OccEnvMed
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-02-27/paid-sick-leave-good-for-business-study-finds

Referenced link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-paid-sick-results-cancer-screenings.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-paid-sick-results-cancer-screenings.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/medical_xpress/status/1631051693675642880#m

RT by @physorg_com: Study: More paid #sickleave results in more #cancer screenings @nejm https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-paid-sick-results-cancer-screenings.html

Well, well. #NorfolkSouthern finally saw the light and agreed top provide paid #SickLeave to 3,000 #union maintenance workers. Has something happened to make them worry about their image? https://www.commondreams.org/news/norfolk-southern-paid-sick-leave

As Train Derailments Pile Up, Some Railroad Workers Finally Win Paid Sick Leave
https://truthout.org/articles/as-train-derailments-pile-up-some-railroad-workers-finally-win-paid-sick-leave/
Remember when AOC & other "progressive" (D)'s voted to prevent these workers from striking?
#Railroad #Workers #SickLeave

Just got out of eye surgery. Waiting to be picked up. Relieved it’s over. Gonna make the house dark and doze on the couch when I get home. Maybe play on my #PS5 😊#Sickleave

'Huge Win': Railway Unions Strike Deal on Sick Leave With Industry Giant CSX
https://www.commondreams.org/news/how-much-paid-leave-do-railroad-workers-get
#Railworkers #Unions #SickLeave #Victory

'Huge Win': Railway Unions Strike Deal on Sick Leave With Industry Giant CSX
https://www.commondreams.org/news/how-much-paid-leave-do-railroad-workers-get
#Railworkers #Unions #SickLeave #Victory