âIt really makes it hard, so you have a lot of workers who come to work sick because they donât want to be fired,â Murray said, adding that workers also âdonât really have any kind of money that they can take [an unpaid] day offâ.
During the pandemic, Walmart instituted an emergency leave policy that allows employees to take two weeks of paid leave for mandated quarantines or if they test positive for Covid-19. Employees who request time off due to concerns over Covid-19 can take unpaid leave without attendance consequences, according to company policy.
A Walmart spokesman disputed the reports findings saying they were based on projections and said the company had introduced a number of policies to help employees during the crisis.