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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Mark Sweney

Tesla home checks on workers on sick leave defended by boss in Germany

Tesla cars at the gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany
The trade union IG Metall represents a proportion of the 12,000 workers at the Berlin-Brandenburg gigafactory. Photograph: Reuters

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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