Carmaker wants to ‘appeal to employees’ work ethic’ but move prompts outrage from plant’s union
sent managers to check up on about two dozen employees who have continued to be paid while being on sick leave over the past nine months.
The union has campaigned against what it has alleged are harsh working conditions with “unreasonably” long hours and a poor health and safety record. Sick leave rates at the factory on the outskirts of Berlin, which the union says operates with a “culture of fear”, have commonly hit 15% or higher.
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