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I am interested in hearing what others are planning to do around flu-related absences and modifying attendance policies - will you excuse "flu" absences and not count them? If so, will you require doc
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H1N1 & Attendance Policies
posted at 9/8/2009 7:25 AM EDT
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First: 8/28/2001 Last: 10/7/2009 |
I am interested in hearing what others are planning to do around flu-related absences and modifying attendance policies - will you excuse "flu" absences and not count them? If so, will you require documentation? Just curious what otehrs are doing. |
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H1N1 & Attendance Policies
posted at 9/8/2009 1:24 PM EDT
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First: 4/4/2006 Last: 10/13/2009 |
As a hospital system, we are considering whether or not to count flu related absences against our attendance policy. We really want people to stay home if they or a family member are ill so they don't infect our patients.
Someone with a large family with member after member getting ill could be out several weeks and we don't want people coming to work sick just so they don't get terminated. We were not thinking of asking folks to "prove" the absence is flu related. I'll let you know what we eventually decide. |
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H1N1 & Attendance Policies
posted at 9/9/2009 2:50 AM EDT
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First: 10/24/2002 Last: 9/14/2011 |
It may be that the OP is asking about H1N1 flu specifically and not flu generally.
If an H1N1 or similar pandemic does occur (and the WHO seems to be still under the impression that it will, and soon), businesses should be revising their attendance policies for H1N1-related absences. If they don't, they risk closing down. If anyone needs me to explain what I mean by this, let me know. |
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H1N1 & Attendance Policies
posted at 9/9/2009 4:08 AM EDT
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To clarify the original question, we are a hospital and health system and fear the following: employees will come in sick and infect our patients because they want to avoid an occurrence under the attendance policy. I further agree with the respondent who commented that if we do face a pandemic, we could lose a lot of staff if we don't make some adjustment to policy. |
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H1N1 & Attendance Policies
posted at 9/29/2009 1:32 PM EDT
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Given the possible widespread implications of a pandemic influenza threat, we have instructed our managers on the need for flexibility in implementing absenteeism policies for confirmed flu cases. We don't want 'presenteeism' due to a fear of corrective action to make a bad situation worse. |
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H1N1 & Attendance Policies
posted at 9/30/2009 12:03 PM EDT
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First: 6/30/2004 Last: 11/22/2010 |
We have relaxed our attendance policy for the upcoming cold and flu season and have encouraged employees to stay home when exhibiting flu symptoms and to seek out medical advice. We have indicated that we want to limit the spread of flu to our staff and clients.
Accordingly, we will not be issueing attenadance violations by following these guidelines, but we reserve the right for a supervisor to require a doctors note documenting the absence. |
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H1N1 & Attendance Policies
posted at 9/30/2009 6:23 PM EDT
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First: 3/19/2008 Last: 10/15/2009 |
We are a PTO company, and the managers are: 1) communicating the expectation that people not come to work sick, and 2) that time off without pay will be an option when requested (but will be reviewed case-by-case by the manager). |
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