Labor Union in Shanghai Asks for Clarity on Covid Sick Leave

What’s new: The Shanghai branch of China’s official labor union has asked the government to issue detailed guidelines for sick leave policy now that “zero Covid” has ended, raising questions about companies’ obligations to workers who fall ill with the virus going forward.

Some workers worry that their wages or bonuses could be cut if they take sick leave due to a Covid infection, leading to disputes with their employers, the local representative of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions said at the annual meeting of city’s main political advisory body this week.