Coronavirus: Up to fifth of UK workers 'could be off sick at same time'

Better that than 3/4 of your workers off sick at the same time because those 1/5 came in to work sick and spread it, I suppose. Though maybe that isn't how it works, and we'll find out in the US since people will generally have to work sick here whether they want to or not (due to our sick leave policies and health costs).

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 2:00 PM UTC

sandoooo wrote: post #3

clickbait title. Proposed new title: "Coronavirus: British government makes contingency plan in case one fifth of UK workers 'off sick at same time' "

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Post by DyslexicAtheist » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 2:00 PM UTC

sandoooo wrote: post #3

clickbait title. Proposed new title: "Coronavirus: British government makes contingency plan in case one fifth of UK workers 'off sick at same time' "

even the original title included _'could be'_ off sick,

...maybe sloppy editorializing when trying to fit title into an 80 char limit on HN.

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Post by KnightOfWords » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 2:16 PM UTC

sandoooo wrote: post #3

clickbait title. Proposed new title: "Coronavirus: British government makes contingency plan in case one fifth of UK workers 'off sick at same time' "

I took the BBC website title and added the word 'could' to make it clearer. Since then they've changed the title a couple times.