For much of the pandemic, Amazon has offered free on-site Covid testing for employees. Under the policy, part-time workers who use more than their allotted sick days are subject to discipline up to termination if the absences are unexcused. The workers also said they were concerned that many stores — after restricting capacity until this spring — had become more and more crowded. The stores, she added, continue to restrict occupancy to no more than 50 percent capacity, as they have since June 2020. Workers elsewhere in the retail industry also complained about the growing crowds and difficulty of distancing inside stores like supermarkets.

Source: International New York Times July 28, 2021 06:56 UTC