Tag Archives: Serving While Sick

Contagion: Not Just a Movie October 6, 2011 Watch the real stories of five of the 44 million people who have been forced to go into work when they are sick because they couldn’t afford to or weren’t allowed to take time off. ROC-Philly member Jasmine, a server, is featured. Continue Reading... →

Newsweek prints ROC-U Serving While Sick Statistic December 30, 2010 “Two thirds of restaurant employees work when sick, reports a group representing them. Give these folks paid sick days, for our sake.”

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Serving While Sick September 30, 2010 In 2010 ROC-United released Serving While Sick, a national study on health and safety conditions in the restaurant industry. The report was based on 4,323 worker surveys on general working conditions, 240 employer interviews, 240 worker interviews, 500 worker surveys specifically on health insurance needs, and 20 employer interviews on health insurance needs. The findings showed the effects of high risks of injury and illness and low access to benefits for America’s restaurant workforce. They demonstrated the need for mandatory paid sick days laws to alleviate the burdens of restaurant workers and the risk of communicable diseases to the public, as well as the need for access to healthcare for restaurant workers. Continue Reading... →