Police officers who test positive for Covid-19 are not being granted quarantine leave, instead being forced to use up their own sick leave, the Police Officers’ Union within the General Workers’ Union said on Friday.
In a post on Facebook, the union said that it had once again written to the Prime Minister and to Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri asking for quarantine leave to be made available for officers who test positive for Covid-19.
They noted that it was unfair that other workers in the public sector, such as those who work in hospital or in court are being allowed to take quarantine leave, while police officers are forced to have to use their sick leave.
Il-Police officers union għal darb'oħra reġgħet bagħtet email lil Prim ministru u lil Ministru Bryan Camilleri, fejn fi...
Posted by Police Officers Union on Friday, January 15, 2021
“It is an injustice that while some government employees are given quarantine leave when they test positive, police officers have to use their sick leave. Our work involves meeting people; we are also frontliners”, the union said.
“Are we second class workers?”, they queried.