Employees who did not enjoy sick pay or family leave during the pandemic were the ones who left their jobs more easily, as part of the so-called Great Resignation, compared to those who had more benefits and benefits, according to a report by the United States Congress.
The results of the report reinforce the indications that the absence of social safety net policies in the US may affect the workforce.
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis issued the report based on internal data from 12 major companies , among which are AT&T, Berkshire Hathaway, Boeing, Chevron, Cisco, Citigroup, Comcast, ExxonMobil, Oracle, Salesforce, Walmart and The Walt Disney Co
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The Democratic-led committee selected the companies based on n reports that each had more than 1,000 layoffs during the pandemic. Republicans on the committee were not involved in the investigation.
Subcommittee chairman James Clyburn of South Carolina, the third-ranking Democrat in the House, said in a statement that the report underlines the need to enact a universal paid leave program.
“American workers deserve to know that, regardless of the crisis they face, they will not have to choose between feeding their families and taking care of themselves and their loved ones”, he said.
What the report found
Most companies surveyed by the committee said that provided paid sick leave to all workers, but a quarter did not.
The The report found that workers without paid sick leave quit at a rate three to four times higher than the other group of employees from 2019 to 2021.
To the workers part-timers fared particularly poorly, as the 55% do not have access to sick leave paid, compared to 14% of full-time workers, based on Department of Labor statistics from early in the pandemic, cited in the report.
The study also found similar results when it looked at workers on family and care leave.
The report provides an overview of how differences in race, gender and class have highlighted inequalities in the labor market during the coronavirus crisis.
Experts have said that the lack of strong protections of many frontline workers, such as sick pay and strict safety precautions due to covid-14, contribute or to the disproportionate burdens faced by minorities and low-income populations.
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