The change is seen as a compensation for the abolition of the first day of sick leave that remained unpaid for blue collar workers.
The bill opens the way for collective labour agreements to include a stipulation that sick employees have to be at home between the hours of 7am and 8pm for a limited period of time. Employees who fail to open up could lose their pay for the day.
Jan Vercamst of the liberal union: “It means that employees are being medically tagged and cannot leave their home. We can’t agree with such a violation of personal privacy. Blue collar workers are accused of throwing more sickies on a Monday than white collar workers. We want to end all discrimination, but this we cannot accept.”
http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/News/1.1746591
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