The impact of this flu season was costly for employers. A study last year by Walgreens has found that 100 million working days and about $ 7 billion in wages were lost during the 2010-2011 flu season. A recent CDC report estimated that US employers paid $ 10.4 billion in hospitalization and outpatient costs - and they think it is on track to be even worse this season. Keep in mind that this does not account for the loss of employee productivity that declare work and transmit the disease to other colleagues.
What is surprising is that most organizations do not have a plan in place for how to deal with a bad flu season (or any flu season for that matter). Each organization must have a mobile WorkStyle strategy that improves productivity, reduces employer costs and increases employee satisfaction during the flu season. The best approach is to have a flexible working policy that keeps sick employees at home and outside the office still provides them access to work remotely, but efficient
This includes, without limitation .:
- Create flexible work environment where sick workers stay home without fear of losing their jobs.
- flexible Craft work everywhere policies so that parents can take care of a sick child or one who is sick at home.
- Provide remote workers secure but controlled access to their corporate applications, desktops and data.
- Deliver self-service enterprise app store that allows remote employees to access all their business applications (Windows, web, SaaS and mobile).
- provide tools that give workers the opportunity to meet, communicate and work with people inside and outside the office with ease.
- and above, set expectations for the level of productivity needed to work remotely (if re too sick to work, they should take this time to recover).
for the tools and resources on how to design a work program Partout see Citrix Workshifting Starter Kit . This starter kit Workshifting offers practical advice and resources to help you increase productivity and ensure the continuity of the workforce. Also visit Citrix Business Continuity for the latest information on our solutions.
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