Amazon is turning away employees with temperatures over than 100.4 degrees and slashing up to half their pay
Get the Full StoryAlfonso Di Vincenzo KONTROLAB LightRocket via Getty ImagesSome Amazon facilities have started conducting daily temperature checks of employees before they go into work.
If an employee registers a temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, they are required to stay home until they have been fever-free for 72 hours.
Despite being forced to stay home, Amazon will only pay workers up to 5 hours of their missed time.
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Amazon warehouses across the country continue to operate despite increasing reports of confirmed coronavirus cases among employees. Some Amazon warehouses have begun conducting daily temperature checks in hopes of curbing the spread of infection in their facilities but many employees turned away will have their wages slashed by half.
If an individual is running a fever at or above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit 38 degrees Celcius they will be asked to go home. According to the new policy, the employee will be asked to remain home until they have been fever-free for at least 72 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Camel milk can cost 30 a litre. Why is it so expensive?See Also:'I feared for my safety': Amazon confirms coronavirus exposure at Washington, DC-area warehouse after worker speaks outAmazon employees say a worker tested positive for novel coronavirus at Amazon warehouse where photo appears to show lack of social distancingHere's what major retailers and beauty brands are doing to support the fight against coronavirus
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