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Tesla home checks on workers on sick leave defended by boss in Germany
Carmaker wants to ‘appeal to employees’ work ethic’ but move prompts outrage from plant’s union
The boss of a Tesla factory has defended the decision to send managers to the homes of workers on long-term sick leave.
In recent weeks, a director of Tesla’s electric car plant in Germany sent managers to check up on about two dozen employees who have continued to be paid while being on sick leave over the past nine months.
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