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"The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has urged employers to tell staff to take time off work to recover when they are ill, as it found that sick employees are dragging themselves into work for fear of giving a bad impression. The BCC survey, conducted for Benylin, found that 73 per cent of employers would prefer staff to stay at home and recover when they are sick, rather than spend an unproductive day in the office. It also found that 57 per cent of staff would not take a day off unless they were severely ill. “In the current economic environment employees may feel the need more than ever to go beyond the call of duty and work through an infectious illness,” said BCC policy director Chris Hannant. “However, this is not the way to make a positive impression." http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/news/bcc+urges+employers+to+spell+out+sickness+policy As an employer, how do you view the employee who drags themselves into the office come sickness or health? If you are not an employer, but rather an employee, are you worried that if you call out sick that your job may be in peril?
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Re: Employers and Sick Time Policies
12-Nov-2008 21:36
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If you have anything that is contagious I would hope you would stay home. I have been sick one too many times from others coming to work and passing it around. You end up with more employees out sick if the first one would just stay home and get well.
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Re: Employers and Sick Time Policies
12-Nov-2008 12:34
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This is such a catch-22 situation for both employers and employees!
Many hate to 'waste' their sick time on trivial illness, and certainly business managers hate to think that they're losing productivity. But in the long run it's best to nip it in the bud as quickly as may be.
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Re: Employers and Sick Time Policies
11-Nov-2008 22:22
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I really do feel companies that refuse to permit sick days unless there is a "doctor's note" or look poorly upon employees taking time off due to illness are doing themselves a disservice.
First, it lowers employee morale and second it can cause other employees to get sick, reducing overall productivity (mentioned in the briefing).
For the 73% of employers that WANT their employees to take the time off, making this clear and being positive about it, or offering alternative work setups (like working from home or making the time up during the week or on the weekends) for the employees that cannot afford to lose income, will go a long way towards ensuring that employees feel comfortable taking the time off.
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Re: Employers and Sick Time Policies
11-Nov-2008 12:55
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This is an extremely important issue and it is time for all management to take the lead in making it clear that employees who are sick need to take time off and recover -- not only for themselves but for the safety and health of other employees.
Workers should be given all assurances that this is the best policy and is the right thing to do.
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Employers and Sick Time Policies
10-Nov-2008 18:12
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"The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has urged employers to tell staff to take time off work to recover when they are ill, as it found that sick employees are dragging themselves into work for fear of giving a bad impression.
The BCC survey, conducted for Benylin, found that 73 per cent of employers would prefer staff to stay at home and recover when they are sick, rather than spend an unproductive day in the office. It also found that 57 per cent of staff would not take a day off unless they were severely ill.
“In the current economic environment employees may feel the need more than ever to go beyond the call of duty and work through an infectious illness,” said BCC policy director Chris Hannant. “However, this is not the way to make a positive impression." http://www.knowledge.hsbc.co.uk/news/bcc+urges+employers+to+spell+out+sickness+policy
As an employer, how do you view the employee who drags themselves into the office come sickness or health? If you are not an employer, but rather an employee, are you worried that if you call out sick that your job may be in peril?
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