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SO, ARE YOU PREPARED TO PICK UP THE SLACK IF YOUR CO-WORKERS ARE OUT SICK? IT'S A REALTY MANY BUSINESSES ARE FACING AS THE SWINE FLU SPREADS. NEW INFORMATION ON NEWSCHANNEL 13 AT 5 SAMANTHA ANDERSON JOINS US NOW, AND SAM, IN ADDITION TO LAYOFFS, COMPANIES NOW FACE MORE UNDERSTAFFING? WE'RE EVEN SEEING IT HERE AT OUR STATION AT LEAST 8 PEOPLE HAD OR HAVE IT. BUT AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE DEADLINES TO MEET, AND IT'S THE SAME WITH BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN A RECENT SURVEY BY THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ONE-THIRD OF COMPANIES SAY THEY COULD SUSTAIN THEIR BUSINESS IF AT LEAST HALF OF THEIR EMPLOYEES STAYED HEALTHY AND WORKING, I TALKED TO ECONOMIST FRED CROWLEY AT UCCS TODAY, HE SAYS WITH TECHNOLOGY THE WAY IT IS, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN BUSINESS CAN JUST WORK FROM HOME, SO EVEN IF THEY'RE SICK, THEY CAN STILL CLOCK IN. IT'S INDUSTRIES LIKE FOOD SERVICE, THAT COULD REALLY SEE AN IMPACT FROM PEOPLE CALLING OUT SICK. CAM0128066/11:21:1 2 "food service people, so much contact with public they shake hands, those worry most about in terms of contagious effect" SO UNLESS YOU WORK IN THAT TYPE OF INDUSTRY YOU SHOULD BE OK THE CATCH IS GETTING PAID FOR THE TIME OFF, IF YOUR COMPANY DOESN'T HAVE AN EFFECTIVE LEAVE POLICY YOU COULD LOSE MONEY WHILE YOU'RE HOME SICK COMING UP AT 6, I'M LOOKING INTO HOW MUCH IT WILL COST YOUR FAMILY OVERALL IF ONE OR MORE GETS THE H1N1 VIRUS. |
