Amazon ends its paid Covid-19 sick leave policy
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Amazon is ending its Covid-19 paid sick leave policy starting on Monday, the company said in a memo to employees this weekend that was shared with CNN Business.
The return to pre-pandemic sick leave policies means that all US employees will now get up to five days of excused, unpaid time off for a confirmed Covid-19 diagnosis. Under the previous policy that was last updated in January, workers with the virus got up to seven days of paid leave.
The e-commerce giant cited the "sustained easing of the pandemic, ongoing availability of Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, and updated guidance from public health authorities" as reasons for updating its policies. The memo to employees added that eligible workers can still use accrued time off for a Covid-19 related absence.
