Amazon will not grant up to seven days of paid time off (PTO) to workers with COVID-19, the company announced in an internal memo obtained the edge (via CNBC). Starting Monday, Amazon will offer up to five days of unpaid leave, with an option for workers to use the paid sick time they owe.
Amazon initially offered 14-day PTO at the start of the pandemic, but later Shave one week of this policy In line with updated CDC guidance. The company now says workers with “confirmed” COVID-19 cases can apply for paid time off under its “standard sick leave policy,” regardless of vaccination status. It will also stop giving workers excused time off while awaiting COVID-19 test results, citing the widespread availability of rapid tests.
Amazon is adjusting some of its other policies related to the COVID-19 virus as well. It’s your stop Vaccine Incentive The program has paid workers $40 for each dose of the COVID-19 vaccine they received, and will not notify entire workplaces of positive COVID-19 cases “unless required by law.” Amazon has continued to make policy adjustments throughout the pandemic and Expired mask requirements For both vaccinated and unvaccinated warehouse workers in February.
Amazon’s notice reads: “The ongoing mitigation of the pandemic, the continued availability of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, and updated guidance from public health authorities all indicate that we can continue to safely adapt to our pre-COVID policies.” “We are monitoring conditions closely and will continue to adjust our response as appropriate.”
Amazon announced its updated policies just a day after the release of LDJ5 Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York She ended her union election. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is set to tally those votes Monday, and if the warehouse votes to join a union, it would become the second Amazon warehouse to do so. last month, a The nearby Staten Island warehouse voted to create a guild With the Amazon Workers Union (ALU) in a historic victory for workers.