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> And going to work with COVID symptoms because they can't live without payment. That’s a very grotesque illustration of perverse incentives. Ask anyone, I dou
by sologoub 5y ago
> And going to work with COVID symptoms because they can't live without payment.
That’s a very grotesque illustration of perverse incentives. Ask anyone, I doubt they’ll tell you that it’s worth having a sick person show up to work over providing sick leave/benefits and yet, here we are.
- rbanffy 5y agoThe point is that they aren't forced to provide sick leave unless the person works more than a certain amount of hours. If the person is desperate enough (and a LOT of people are), the "smart" choice is to never get a diagnosis and continue working.