Waitrose, a company owned by its staff, has asked workers self isolating to "pay back" the days they miss while protecting others from catching coronavirus.
Bosses told staff that up to two weeks' holiday could be taken to cover time spent at home because they or someone else in their household has the virus or needs to be protected from it.
One member of staff told The National they were worried the policy could result in people coming in to work on the shop floor in warehouses despite suspecting they were ill. “My biggest concern around this is that really vulnerable people will not self-isolate or shield, and those who need to self-isolate due to family illness will put society as a whole at risk due to these punitive measures,” she