Uber to offer drivers 14 days sick leave (cuti sakit) if

they fall ill (jatuh sakit) with coronavirus

Uber said it will offer drivers and delivery people 14 days of paid sick leave (cuti sakit
dibayar) if they fall ill with coronavirus (terkena virus korona) or are placed in
quarantine.

It's a change in policy for the ride-share service (layanan berbagi-tumpangan, contoh
 grab, gojek), which largely views such workers as independent contractors not
eligible for benefits.
"We are supporting drivers and delivery people (pengemudi dan kurir) who are
diagnosed with COVID-19 or placed in quarantine by a public health authority
(otoritas kesehatan masyarakat)," Andrew Macdonald, senior vice president of Rides
and Platform, said in a statement Saturday. "Drivers and delivery people in these
situations will receive compensation (akan mendapat kompensasi) for a period of up
to 14 days. This has already begun in some markets and we are working to implement
mechanisms to do this worldwide. We believe this is the right thing to do."
The company did not say how much money workers who need to take sick leave will
receive.
The policy shift (perubahan kebijakan) comes as coronavirus cases exceed 100,000
worldwide (kasus virus korona melebihi 100.000 di dunia) and continue to rise in the
United States.
People who give rides, or who deliver groceries or restaurant orders for gig-economy
companies (perusahaan ekonomi gig) could be on the front lines as people avoid
public transit and rely on deliveries instead of frequenting restaurants and stores. But in
the United States, these workers often don't have paid sick leave.
No federal law requires companies to provide paid sick leave, and almost a quarter of
all US workers (seperempat dari seluruh pekerja AS) don't get it, according to 2019
government data.
On-demand companies (perusahaan dengan permintaan yang besar) like Uber (
UBER) and Lyft (LYFT) previously sent out guidance that encouraged washing hands
and sanitizing vehicles. Both companies said they have teams devoted to the issue.
Lyft said in a statement Saturday it "will provide funds (dana) to drivers should they be
diagnosed with COVID-19 or put under individual quarantine (dikarantinakan secara
individu) by a public health agency." The company did not elaborate (tidak
menambahkan lebih lanjut).