Health and Safety Issues Unvalued employees due to lack of response It was stated in the article that employees were not treated appropriate since the priority of the company is to generate services rather than taking into response about the increasing number of cases in the workplace. Employees continuously answer calls from their clients even though they can catch virus because they need to earn for their families to sustain everyday especially during the pandemic. Denied Work from Home request and docked Paid Leave Employees who were in the hospitalized requested work from home jobs, but they were rejected. That is why people are terrified of being ill since it may result in them losing their jobs. As one former employee expressed that whenever an employee tests positive, all employees in the same facility will be affected in which the company will order to stop them from working. Implying that employees who are fatigued are underpaid. Furthermore, since the lockdown began, several employees have had their paid leave deducted since they were allowed to leave work. Contagious disease exposure The company failed to follow revised workplace protocols that will prioritize everyone's safety in the workplace foremost during a pandemic. Employees are still removing masks and face shields while working on operations, despite the fact that their use is not properly checked. The workplace areas was not adjusted into a more distanced from employees to each other to prevent close contacts. The company continues to operate on a daily basis, with no health risks to their personnel. It appears that the company does not care about its employees, since no health awareness programs have been developed in the workplace. There was no shuttle or a transport service for employees mentioned that will help employees to minimized from being exposed to public transportation going to work. Poor health monitoring & medical assistance The company did not offer adequate and appropriate healthcare for its employees, and they did not seem to mind if the employee was sick, despite the fact that the symptoms might be signs of a highly contagious disease known as COVID- 19. The health of their employees are not being checked daily that is why the disease was transferred out of consciousness of the employees. The company did not focused on monitoring the health of its employees that must be done everyday to prevent the spread of the virus. Aside from employees' health not being monitored, the company did not also provide medical assistance for their employees who needs

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Health and Safety Issues
Unvalued employees due to lack of response
It was stated in the article that employees were not treated appropriate since
the priority of the company is to generate services rather than taking into response
about the increasing number of cases in the workplace. Employees continuously
answer calls from their clients even though they can catch virus because they need
to earn for their families to sustain everyday especially during the pandemic.
Denied Work from Home request and docked Paid Leave
Employees who were in the hospitalized requested work from home jobs, but
they were rejected. That is why people are terrified of being ill since it may result in
them losing their jobs. As one former employee expressed that whenever an
employee tests positive, all employees in the same facility will be affected in which
the company will order to stop them from working. Implying that employees who are
fatigued are underpaid. Furthermore, since the lockdown began, several employees
have had their paid leave deducted since they were allowed to leave work.
Contagious disease exposure
The company failed to follow revised workplace protocols that will prioritize
everyone's safety in the workplace foremost during a pandemic. Employees are still
removing masks and face shields while working on operations, despite the fact that
their use is not properly checked. The workplace areas was not adjusted into a more
distanced from employees to each other to prevent close contacts. The company
continues to operate on a daily basis, with no health risks to their personnel. It
appears that the company does not care about its employees, since no health
awareness programs have been developed in the workplace. There was no shuttle
or a transport service for employees mentioned that will help employees to
minimized from being exposed to public transportation going to work.
Poor health monitoring & medical assistance
The company did not offer adequate and appropriate healthcare for its
employees, and they did not seem to mind if the employee was sick, despite the fact
that the symptoms might be signs of a highly contagious disease known as COVID-
19. The health of their employees are not being checked daily that is why the
disease was transferred out of consciousness of the employees. The company did
not focused on monitoring the health of its employees that must be done everyday to
prevent the spread of the virus. Aside from employees' health not being monitored,
the company did not also provide medical assistance for their employees who needs
healthcare for their sickness that may be acquired from the workplace especially a
pandemic currently ongoing.
Transcribed Image Text:Health and Safety Issues Unvalued employees due to lack of response It was stated in the article that employees were not treated appropriate since the priority of the company is to generate services rather than taking into response about the increasing number of cases in the workplace. Employees continuously answer calls from their clients even though they can catch virus because they need to earn for their families to sustain everyday especially during the pandemic. Denied Work from Home request and docked Paid Leave Employees who were in the hospitalized requested work from home jobs, but they were rejected. That is why people are terrified of being ill since it may result in them losing their jobs. As one former employee expressed that whenever an employee tests positive, all employees in the same facility will be affected in which the company will order to stop them from working. Implying that employees who are fatigued are underpaid. Furthermore, since the lockdown began, several employees have had their paid leave deducted since they were allowed to leave work. Contagious disease exposure The company failed to follow revised workplace protocols that will prioritize everyone's safety in the workplace foremost during a pandemic. Employees are still removing masks and face shields while working on operations, despite the fact that their use is not properly checked. The workplace areas was not adjusted into a more distanced from employees to each other to prevent close contacts. The company continues to operate on a daily basis, with no health risks to their personnel. It appears that the company does not care about its employees, since no health awareness programs have been developed in the workplace. There was no shuttle or a transport service for employees mentioned that will help employees to minimized from being exposed to public transportation going to work. Poor health monitoring & medical assistance The company did not offer adequate and appropriate healthcare for its employees, and they did not seem to mind if the employee was sick, despite the fact that the symptoms might be signs of a highly contagious disease known as COVID- 19. The health of their employees are not being checked daily that is why the disease was transferred out of consciousness of the employees. The company did not focused on monitoring the health of its employees that must be done everyday to prevent the spread of the virus. Aside from employees' health not being monitored, the company did not also provide medical assistance for their employees who needs healthcare for their sickness that may be acquired from the workplace especially a pandemic currently ongoing.
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