Tag Archive: swine flu

What No One Tells You About Being Off Work Sick

So, I’d started a series on recession proofing your career in 2011, planning to hit January with a blast of upbeat thought pieces for those of you determined that work be a rich and meaningful part of your life, no matter what the economy throws in our direction this year. But then something unplanned hit…

The Virtual Office of Self-Selected Colleagues

Many of you know that I spent a few days in bed during the early part of this week with what was either flu, or the cold from hell. Yes, I did a little blog reading and emailing, but by and large I didn’t work and was away from social media. In fact, I set…

How to stop employees taking sickies during the swine flu pandemic

I could only laugh at the various articles I’ve read in the press recently about workers taking sickies because of swine flu. Naughty old workers! But that was topped by some interesting online discussion from the HR community on how to deal with such recalcitrance. As you might imagine, there were some strategically valuable ideas…