ST Scroll Back on unmanned coffee shops, no-MC sick leave, no-fare-gate stations: Can we be trusted?

Will we steal days off if more companies offer honour-system sick leave?

The owners trust people to pay for what they eat. The Vault in North Dakota, the United States, hit the headlines for making profits while being an unmanned coffee shop. PHOTO: THE VAULT
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