Amazon has changed its rules regarding the leaves restrictions related to the ongoing health outbreak. According to Bloomberg, the company has asked its warehouse employees to return to work for the different scheduled shifts. If the employees who have stayed themselves away from work due to the ongoing health outbreak are not coming to work, then they will need to take the leave. The company will mark the leave of the employees as absent and will not be paid for it if the employees are staying away from work. However, the employees will be able to secure their job after requesting the leave. The move taken by the company has made it difficult for the employees to choose between the provided options.

Amazon has given its employees unpaid leave in unpaid leave due to the lockdown imposed by the government amidst the ongoing health outbreak. The unpaid leave was given to the workers so they could save their jobs if not able to return to work amidst the current situation. The workers who were carrying out their duties even in this hazardous situation were getting $2 an hour. The company has said that it would continue paying the employees till May 16 but did not mention anything regarding paying for the unlimited time off. The company said that its policies are flexible regarding the leave absence, which also includes expanding the leaves amid the ongoing circumstances if the individual is at high risk.

According to the spokeswoman of the largest retailer, it has been said that both full time and part-time employees will be eligible to request for leave. The policy will apply to both employees who are suffering from health emergencies and who are not suffering from it. Amidst all, it has not been made clear that the employees who are not requesting leave and are not suffering from health emergencies will be subject to termination or not. The company is willing to get its most of the employees to return to work to deal with the surge in demand. The company has witnessed a heaver surge in the orders from the people in this difficult time from the people. The company has said that it is committed to serving its customers and community incredibly in all circumstances.

The company earlier extended the policy of the increased hourly pay along with extending its plan to pay its employees in the USA and Canada double overtime. The steps were taken to deal with the increased demand from the customers, which requires a lot of employees. Meanwhile, some of the employees have a complaint that the company is taking proper care of their health issues. The employees have said that the company is not taking enough steps to keep them safe. Many of the employees working at warehouses all across the USA choose to stay at home due to the fear of catching the disease to them. Also, many employees want to stay away from work to take proper care of their children as the schools are closed due to lockdown. The company denied the allegations regarding not taking enough steps to keep its employees safe. The company has said that it has hired almost 100,000 employees in the time when everyone is firing their employees and has kept its operations functioning smoothly.

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