• Mex@feddit.ukOP
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    8 months ago

    Making sick people work is terrible for productivity…

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      8 months ago

      Not everything is about productivity, sheesh. Sometimes you just want to emiserate the poor for the joy of it.

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      8 months ago

      Them ignoring this basic capitalistic consideration just goes to prove without shadow of a doubt (in case anyone still had any) that this is 100% the cruelty is the point.

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      8 months ago

      I could see Rishi Sunak’s takeaway from this being that of course, people should be paid less for days when they’re sick.