Employers need to pay their sick employees
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Have we all recovered from the shock of last week? The COVID-19 developments, as one late-night commentator said, went from zero to crazy, and they’re showing no signs of abating in the days and weeks ahead.
Today in The Conversation Canada, we’ve got more insightful stories on the pandemic, including a call for employers to give paid sick leave to employees due to the existence of “presenteeism,” the tendency of some workers to show up at work when they’re ill, often because they fear lost income. The University of Guelph’s Nita Chhizner writes that almost half of Canadian workers admit to going to work when they’re sick. She points out how dangerous that is right now, and why employers have to step up and do the right thing.
Also in today’s edition:
Take care of yourselves this week. We’ll be in your inbox every day with stories on the coronavirus – and some others as well, just to take your mind off the crisis.
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Lee-Anne Goodman
Politics, Business + Economics Editor
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Today's Featured Articles
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Presenteeism – as opposed to absenteeism – is especially dangerous in the midst of a pandemic.
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Nita Chhinzer, University of Guelph
Presenteeism -- when employees show up for work when they're sick -- at a time of a global pandemic is especially dangerous for co-workers, managers and employers.
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Faster and more powerful computers mean that stock trading can happen at rapid speeds.
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Nikola Gradojevic, University of Guelph; Deniz Erdemlioglu, IÉSEG School of Management
Regulators, in their attempts to level the playing field for all investors, should not exclusively view high-frequency traders as market destabilizers.
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Parents should talk to their kids about COVID-19 pandemic by using language they can understand.
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Nicole Racine, University of Calgary; Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary
It's natural for children to be aware of the stress adults may be feeling about the COVID-19 pandemic. Child psychologists offer some practical advice for parents on how to talk to their kids.
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A COVID-19 test kit is shown at a coronavirus evaluation clinic in Montreal on March 10, 2020.
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Jack L. Rozdilsky, York University, Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic may trigger large-scale disruptions such as school closures, event cancellations and movement restrictions.
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A Foodora courier is pictured picking up an order for delivery from a restaurant in Toronto in February 2020.
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Alison Braley-Rattai, Brock University; Larry Savage, Brock University
An Ontario labour board decision to allow Foodora workers to unionize appears to have set an important precedent. But unionizing workers in the gig economy will continue to be an uphill battle.
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Is it OK to cull grey seals if it helps bring back the cod on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland?
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Daniel Skerritt, University of British Columbia
Cod could become locally extinct in the southern gulf of St. Lawrence. One solution is to cull the grey seals that feed on the floundering stock.
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Although colder weather is linked to lower levels of physical activity, changing seasons provide unique opportunities to be active.
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Leigh Vanderloo, Western University; Trish Tucker, Western University
Keeping kids active in winter can be a challenge, as cold temperatures and icy conditions often mean more time indoors. Here's how to maintain a healthy activity level throughout Canadian winters.
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La Conversation Canada
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Mathieu-Robert Sauvé, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Fausses nouvelles, désinformation, infox... C’est un vrai cauchemar informationnel que la pandémie a généré dans les réseaux sociaux numériques.
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Business + Economy
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Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
Has the world entered an era of ultra-low prices? An energy scholar argues that a long period of low oil prices will the U.S. – and globe – back on the economy and the environment.
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Environment + Energy
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Anneke Lincoln Schoeman, North-West University
The African clawed frog is a notorious invader but it also takes some parasites with it to new regions.
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Culture + Society
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Thomas Black, University of Nottingham
Welshman Edward Lhwyd helped bring togethr Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish and Breton to show how language could connect people on a deeper level.
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