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Waitrose staff told to make up time off for virus
...Worried Waitrose workers have warned that customers and staff are being put at risk during the coronavirus crisis.
The firm expects staff to recover time they take off for sick family members.
Its 'time back' system "will mean that some people will continue to show up for work," putting people at risk, a concerned worker told the BBC.
Waitrose said: "Where possible we are asking Partners to time bank, however we are being flexible about when time can be paid back."
Self-isolating problems
The problem affects workers who self-isolate because a family member displays COVID-19 symptoms.
The supermarket chain said: "If they are physically well enough themselves to work, then we will explore the option of working at home in the first instance."
But few supermarket workers can work at home.
It means while they are paid in full during the time they take off, they are forced to pay that time back by working overtime for no extra pay when they return to work.
They have to cover the days they miss in full, up to two week's worth of hours.
Technically unpaid
A Waitrose worker - who asked to remain anonymous because of fears for their job - told the BBC: "It means someone on a 35-hour contract would have to work an extra 70 hours if they had two weeks in isolation.
"They would be technically unpaid as the company would say they've already paid them for it."
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52191147
...Worried Waitrose workers have warned that customers and staff are being put at risk during the coronavirus crisis.
The firm expects staff to recover time they take off for sick family members.
Its 'time back' system "will mean that some people will continue to show up for work," putting people at risk, a concerned worker told the BBC.
Waitrose said: "Where possible we are asking Partners to time bank, however we are being flexible about when time can be paid back."
Self-isolating problems
The problem affects workers who self-isolate because a family member displays COVID-19 symptoms.
The supermarket chain said: "If they are physically well enough themselves to work, then we will explore the option of working at home in the first instance."
But few supermarket workers can work at home.
It means while they are paid in full during the time they take off, they are forced to pay that time back by working overtime for no extra pay when they return to work.
They have to cover the days they miss in full, up to two week's worth of hours.
Technically unpaid
A Waitrose worker - who asked to remain anonymous because of fears for their job - told the BBC: "It means someone on a 35-hour contract would have to work an extra 70 hours if they had two weeks in isolation.
"They would be technically unpaid as the company would say they've already paid them for it."
.........more
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52191147
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Terrible PR faux pas if they don't backtrack on this one.
The Government and Scientists advising them to self-isolate to protect the NHS, and to save lives, yet this mob putting pressure on staff to work as opposed to self-isolation etc. ScumBags |
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a laughably overated supermarket . apart from the staff involved i have no sympathy ...most supermarkets have wide differences in quality items . they rely on people not being able to have the time to pick the best items / cost / freshness by going around about 6 of them , so all shopping done in one store . they just hike it up by local snobbery . a supermarket for people really annoyed they dont live in the nicer village 5 miles away .
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Not alone Leif,same in a lot of places,middle/high mangement gone awol and the ground staff taking up the slack,yep the ones dealing with the public,what a surprise
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