If we want workers to stay home when sick, we need paid leave for casuals
- Written by: Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
shutterstockwww.shutterstock.comAustralians have been told they can no longer be “heroes” and go to work if they have a cold.
During Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s press conference last week announcing plans to re-open the economy, workers were firmly instructed to stay home if they were sick.
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