Staples fifth annual flu survey shows the gap between what employees know and what they do when they are sick, plus more surprising flu survey results.

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The gap between what employees know and what they do when they are sick.

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Staples just finished its fifth annual
Flu Season Survey.
Here’s what it revealed.

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Employees recognize that
workplace illness is bad for
business.

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Over a quarter of survey
respondents believe that it is
worse for business than:

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Natural disasters

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Security breaches

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Product or service failures

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Employees recognize that
the flu is contagious.

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73% are worried about catching other employees’ flu.

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83% prefer that other employees stay out of the office when they are sick.

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93% think it is necessary to stay home for at lest two days when they have the flu.

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Employers have provided
employees with paid sick
time.

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85% of employees receive some type of paid sick time.

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Employees are
encouraged to stay home
while sick.

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88% of employers say they encourage employees to stay home when sick.

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But despite all this,
employees still come to
work sick.

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Of those with the flu last year, 60% still went into the office.

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Why?

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48% feel pressure to “tough it out.”

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40% feel there’s too much going on at work to stay home.

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27% think they are irreplaceable at work

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31% believe their boss appreciates it when people come to work while sick.

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36% believe that coming to work sick shows a person has extra initiative.

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How can businesses
fix this?

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6 tips for a healthier
workplace:

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Offer and encourage telecommuting.
Employers should consider implementing a telecommuting
program, or encourage the use of an existing program.

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Telecommuting
Better yet, stay home and log off.
Employees admit to coming to work when sick, but their
productivity drops significantly as a result.

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Telecommuting Stay home
Provide flu fighting supplies and
equipment.
Touch-free restroom features, hand sanitizer in common areas
and sanitizing wipes on each desk are frequently requested items.

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Telecommuting Stay home Stock up
Educate your employees.
Educate workers on how often they should clean their desks, how
long to stay home when sick and what areas in the office need to
be frequently disinfected.

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Telecommuting Stay home Stock up
Educate
Keep common touch points clean.
Ensure common touch surfaces including door handles, elevator
buttons and ATMs are cleaned frequently.

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Telecommuting Stay home Stock up
Encourage hand washing.
provide self-foaming soap in bathrooms, touch-free sinks and
motion sensor paper towel dispensers.
Educate Common surfaces

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Telecommuting Stay home Stock up
For more information, visit:
http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/centers/flu-center/
Educate Common surfaces Wash hands