Delphi asks ill workers for health files

[The Straight Story]

Delphi asks ill workers for health files

Hourly workers who call in sick could lose pay if they won't release medical info.

By Ed Garsten / The Detroit News


Hourly employees at Delphi Corp. who refuse to sign waivers releasing their medical records could lose vacation days or pay as part of a new, stricter policy adopted in April to combat absenteeism.

The Troy-based auto parts maker's crackdown on no-shows, which has roiled workers and local union officials, comes as Detroit's struggling automakers and auto parts suppliers redouble efforts to lower operating costs.

Absenteeism among hourly workers in the automotive industry runs about 10 percent annually, about three times higher than in other industries, and costs companies millions of dollars a year in lost productivity, according to a study published last year by the Automotive Supplier Action Committee.

In many cases, companies must maintain a pool of extra workers to cover absent employees on a daily basis.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0505/12/A01-178346.htm

[Double T]

1. Between the government and the corporations, they will be.........

watching every breath and step you take. Personal privacy is out the window. When do we start to shout "Heil bush"?