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Amazon automated HR denying sick workers leave and tries to FIRE employees recovering from COVID-19

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Amazon’s automated human resources system is ‘denying eligible employees sick-leave and attempting to FIRE some workers who are still unable to work due to coronavirus’ Workers say Amazon’s HR systems have failed to handle high demand The systems have at times automatically tried to terminate sick workers  Systems have denied some sick or recovering workers leave … Read more

Shipping containers could be converted into automated COVID-19 laboratories

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‘Portable coronavirus labs’ built into shipping containers which can be moved about on a truck could provide a new low-cost way to process COVID-19 tests. Scientists from OpenCell.bio and King’s College London worked with a company called Opentrons Labworks to create the rapid robot-powered facility. The team say it is the first fully functional lab … Read more