In the United States, 79 percent of food industry workers do not have access to paid sick days. These workers are then 1.5 times more likely than other workers to go to work sick, exposing employees and customers to sickness. All of this sickness costs an estimated $160 billion a year in lost productivity.
In the United States, 79 percent of food industry workers do not have access to paid sick days. These workers are then 1.5 times more likely than other workers to go to work sick, exposing employees and customers to sickness. All of this sickness costs an estimated $160 billion a year in lost productivity.