Morrisons confirms sick pay cut for unvaccinated staff

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The supermarket joins a list of firms which pay the legal minimum to unvaccinated staff obliged to isolate.

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Unjabbed Morrisons workers who are told to isolate but test negative now get statutory sick pay of £96.35 a week.

Under Morrisons' policy, if NHS Test and Trace informs an unvaccinated worker that they have been exposed to Covid-19, they will only get statutory sick pay - the legal minimum - when they isolate. This resulted in unvaccinated workers being more likely to take time off than their vaccinated colleagues, even when not infected with coronavirus.

Sick pay cuts will also be implemented at Wessex Water and in the US, several major companies have started penalising unjabbed workers.

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Not definition of a vaccine. Mike Yeadon 16 yrs VP at Pfizer. I trust him over corporate media and government.

Does the same apply for smokers, drinkers, obese people, HIV+, etc?

I worked for morrisions this on nothing compared what happens behind closed doors

I am vaxed my partner is not. My son got covid December. Despite keeping him in his room to try and avoid the spread - we both caught it the same! We both had similar symptoms to be fair I was worse. This coercion to get the jab - no wonder people lack trust! medical segregation!

No more shopping at Morrisons, sorry guys. Weekly shop of approx. £100 over to Asda. I know £5,200 per annum plus fuel won't make a ripple but it's active choices!

I know people who refuse jab (fair enough) and refuse to test and have been of for 2 X 10 day periods , full pay , as they deemed themselves close contacts.

I'm sure that unvaccinated workers will all be rushing to download the NHS test and trace app, so they can get notified of their unpaid leave 🤦

Ask Texas

Vaccine could be Death .

The store as with others needs boycotting. Anyone can pass Covid on.

The millions of people supporting this action should think about where it is leading? No sick pay if you don't do X hours exercise a week, no pay if you drink or smoke, no pay if you aren't on the pill and didn't say you planned to get pregnant... you'll regret this!

Good. More companies should follow this example

Thank you Morrisons it was nice shopping at your stores. I don't give my business to companies that force free people to do stuff against their will. Especially when covid jab i voluntary, your CEO is not a very freedom orientated person.

I'm never shopping at Morrisons again unless they are taking the same approach for others, smokers, alcoholics etc.

Builders wear hard hats, motorbike couriers helmets, delivery drivers use seatbelts. You don't take precautions in the workplace, why should your employer cover sickpay?

Imagine even getting sick pay.

Good on them 🙂

Placing an online order for a big delivery now. Well done Morrisons!

That's cringe.

Sure this breaks employmentlaw but will anyone take these companies to court over it is the question. These companies will really struggle to find enough staff for the future including nhs by implementing this into their contracts NoVaccineMandates NoVaccinePassportsAnywhere

Watch out Morrisons laurence Fox will say he shops with you but now he's cancelling his account.... just like he did with sainsburys & ocado 🤣🤣🤣.

absolute disgrace why should unvaccinated staff b treated different it’s discrimination not their fault they’ve came in2 a contact only following the rules government set it’s appalling & forcing staff 2 have a vaccine just 2 get full pay most won’t do it spreading virus more

I've got covid , do you want me to ping you so you get time off work .... thats the problem

It's a unfair move to pay vaccinated staff in full but unvax staff stat.sick pay as the vaccines don't stop you contracting the virus or passing it on. It is discrimination. Pay them all the same. Stop making vaccination status a thing.

Borris is scraping self isolation Most of us have gone to work through illness anyway.

Good

Absolutely agree with this 💯%

Good!. Its the only way out of this mess

Discrimination against peoples Gender, Race, Sexuality and Religion is a big NO, but not had a needle in the arm and pumped full of vaccines...GO FOR IT!

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