Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeNissan workers used fake alerts to blag time off in Britain’s first pingdemic swindle. Sources claim a screenshot of a worker’s genuine self-isolation alert on the NHS app was passed among colleagues, who claimed they too needed to quarantine. One member of staff explained: “Workers have been using other people’s screenshots to get time off work. But the Japanese car-maker confirmed it had disciplined a “small number” of workers for faking pings. The company confirmed: “A small number of our staff have been disciplined after breaking Covid-19 rules”.

Source: Daily Mirror July 24, 2021 21:13 UTC