Comments on: CBI public sector sickness plans place quantity of man-hours over quality http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/cbi-public-sector-sickness-plans-place-quantity-of-man-hours-over-quality/ Left Foot Forward is a political blog for progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy developments. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:16:51 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kelly Sanders http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/cbi-public-sector-sickness-plans-place-quantity-of-man-hours-over-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-8137 Kelly Sanders Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:35:45 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2435#comment-8137 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">CBI public sector sickness plans place quantity of man-hours over... http://tinyurl.com/yfwjlue</span></span> CBI public sector sickness plans place quantity of man-hours over… http://tinyurl.com/yfwjlue

]]> By: Paternity leave take-up only 55 per cent | Left Foot Forward http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/cbi-public-sector-sickness-plans-place-quantity-of-man-hours-over-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-896 Paternity leave take-up only 55 per cent | Left Foot Forward Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:25:27 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2435#comment-896 [...] Left Foot Forward reported on the CBI’s proposals to drive down public sector sickness absence to private sector levels, the [...] [...] Left Foot Forward reported on the CBI’s proposals to drive down public sector sickness absence to private sector levels, the [...]

]]> By: CBI report recommends attacks on sick workers – a sign of things to come? « The Friendly Lefty http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/cbi-public-sector-sickness-plans-place-quantity-of-man-hours-over-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-889 CBI report recommends attacks on sick workers – a sign of things to come? « The Friendly Lefty Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:44:48 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2435#comment-889 [...] 20, 2009 by friendlylefty The impressive Left Foot Forward yesterday wrote about the CBI’s latest report arguing that not only working people, but sick working people, [...] [...] 20, 2009 by friendlylefty The impressive Left Foot Forward yesterday wrote about the CBI’s latest report arguing that not only working people, but sick working people, [...]

]]> By: Swagata http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/cbi-public-sector-sickness-plans-place-quantity-of-man-hours-over-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Swagata Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:56:19 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=2435#comment-885 Plenty of people work when sick. In my office, the sick proudly display the latest box of macho-sounding cold or flu remedy on their desk as a sign they are slaving away. Not healthy but in these times you either work or risk being "chopped". Worse, visit Tesco where staff don't even get sick pay for the initial days of an illness. Other employers increasingly do this too. And this is not to mention all the workers on zero hour contracts who get no benefits and rights whatsoever, chances are that anyone unemployed who gets a new job from JobCentre+ will find themselves shoved into a zero hours contract. This hyperflexibility is making many people ill but the government pushes hard for it. Plenty of people work when sick. In my office, the sick proudly display the latest box of macho-sounding cold or flu remedy on their desk as a sign they are slaving away. Not healthy but in these times you either work or risk being “chopped”.

Worse, visit Tesco where staff don’t even get sick pay for the initial days of an illness. Other employers increasingly do this too. And this is not to mention all the workers on zero hour contracts who get no benefits and rights whatsoever, chances are that anyone unemployed who gets a new job from JobCentre+ will find themselves shoved into a zero hours contract. This hyperflexibility is making many people ill but the government pushes hard for it.

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