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In late July, it was claimed that some workers at Nissan’s factory were caught using fake self-isolation alerts to get time off work. The Mirror, who first reported on the news, said that sources claimed a screenshot of a worker’s genuine self-isolation alert on the app was passed among colleagues, who claimed that they also needed to quarantine. An anonymous source told The Mirror: “Workers have been using other people’s screenshots to get time off work. “They sent their gaffer a screenshot from the COVID app that wasn’t even from their phone.” Another source claimed: “One lad was pinged in the pub to say he had to self-isolate. “He sent the message to his line manager, it ended up being sent to another 59 employees at Nissan who wanted some time off. “Nissan heard about this and they are furious,” the source added. ‘Small number of staff disciplined’ At the time, a Nissan Spokesperson told HR Grapevine: “A small number of our staff have been disciplined after breaking COVID-19 rules.” Although the firm did not reveal how many workers were involved, The Mirror reported the total to be around 60. ‘Pingdemic’ This news came as many employers were being hit by
