How to Handle H1N1 in the Office Poll Results

Last week I took the reigns on the monthly newsletter for the Portage County Human Resource Association. In that newsletter, I included a poll to find out how offices are handling the current flu season.

It didn't get the results I hoped for, but here are the results of our small sample.

The question was: How are you preventing employees from coming into work sick?

People answered:

• Providing hygiene materials and only ask that they stay home. We have not lifted other restrictions and will only do so on a case by case basis at this time.
• Encouraging them to go home if they exhibit symptoms.
• We can only ask that they stay home if they have a fever or are sick. If they come to work and we are worried about the spread of infection, then we will send them home.
• Asking them to stay home if they are sick.
• Difficult to prevent. If they come to work sick their managers/supervisors are expected to send them home.
• We offer access to short term disability. if sick over five work days we pay from first day.
• We have asked them to stay home when sick.

Please, help us with our survey. It'll only take a few minutes. The more answers we get, the better information we can put out to everyone.

Click here to get the survey.

Thanks!