Some Tesla factory employees say they’re being pressured to return to work.
Naro said she believed she was well within her rights to determine when she was comfortable enough to return. After all, Musk had written in an email to workers about the reopening that if they "feel uncomfortable coming back to work at this time, please do not feel obligated to do so."
A worker on Tesla's Model 3, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing his job, said he was called last week and told he'd be taken off furlough status immediately if he didn't agree to return to work on Monday."I'm going to believe medical professionals before I believe Elon," the worker said.
Tesla has maintained that the company is taking the necessary precautions to make sure its employees are not at risk of contracting the coronavirus while at work.with its 38-page plan to ensure worker safety as it resumes production. Steps include requiring additional personal protective equipment, rigorous cleaning and disinfecting protocols, temperature screening and limited break room capacities.
Employees' temperatures were taken before entering the facility and masks were worn. But other measures were harder to enforce in the facility, which measures 5.3 million square feet and houses more than 10,000 workers.
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