Most employers requiring sick employees to stay home
The majority of employers participating in a ComPsych poll said they are requiring sick employees--even those with common cold symptoms--to stay home in the wake of the H1N1 ( "swine") flu virus.
HR managers were asked: "Are you requiring employees who are ill (with any flu-like or cold symptoms) to stay home from work or to work from home?" Sixty-one percent of participants said "yes," while 38 percent said "no."
Managers also were asked: "If you have employees with family members who have been exposed to the H1N1 flu, or who are suspected of being exposed, are you asking those employees to stay home or work from home?" In this instance, only 21 percent of participants said "yes," while 33.7 percent said "no" and 45.3 percent reported that question as being "not applicable."
Source: ComPsych; www.compsych.com.
Reprinted with permission. © CCH
(Submitted May 6, 2009)
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