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This is one of those moves that can probably be attributed to stupidity rather than malice.

• user5994461 10y ago
  Nope. It is definitely attributed to malice for money savings. Some European countries have very stringent laws to cover employees sick leave, potentially for very long time. That can cost sizeable money to companies and that goes against what American companies are used to.
  • Mz 10y ago
    I worked at Aflac for a time. At the time, it was supposedly the largest company in Columbus, GA and had around 5000 employees. I was recently looking for data on them and they appear to have shrunk substantially. While I was there, they cut back on janitorial service to save money. It basically has a similar impact to this policy: Exposing employees to more germs and health risks. I can't prove cause and effect (between this bad policy and their decline), but it looks to me like there is one (though I am not suggesting this is the sole cause of their decline). Even if there is genuine malice, this is just stupid. Making sure people come to work sick and spread the germs does not lead to excellence. Quite the contrary.