"I told you" virus is sensed here...lol I read this article this morning...
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Elaine Sui <elainesu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > *Oh my God! how could I miss this one... why now ppl start talking about > this scary stuffs.. unemployment, deflation, now H1N1.. but the markets are > still on the uptrend. Why...why... [?][?] > > Crazy frickin market.. lolz [?] > * > * > * > *Elaine* > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:27 AM, dunia ini indah <pusatdu...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> >> >> Harvard study: Businesses not ready for H1N1 flu >> >> >> Published: Wednesday September 9, 2009 >> >> >> Harvard study: Businesses, including food industry, unprepared for >> possible swine flu outbreak >> >> >> BOSTON -- Many American businesses are unprepared to deal with widespread >> employee absenteeism in the event of an outbreak of swine flu, according to >> a Harvard School of Public Health study released Wednesday. >> >> The survey found that two-thirds of the more than 1,000 businesses >> questioned nationwide said they could not maintain normal operations if half >> their workers were out for two weeks. Four out of every five businesses >> expect severe problems if half their workers are out for a month. >> >> "What we found is that a minority of businesses have started some sort of >> emergency planning," said Robert Blendon, a professor of health policy and >> leader of the project sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and >> Prevention. "Most, I don't think, have thought through the implications of >> something so widespread." >> >> Companies designated by the Department of Homeland Security as "critical" >> to the security and economic vitality of the nation, including those in the >> food supply chain, energy and finance, were no more likely to have a plan >> than non-essential businesses, Blendon said. >> >> Companies may have been fooled into complacency by the relative mild >> nature of the first wave of swine flu that swept the U.S. last spring, and >> are too concerned about the overall economic situation to worry about future >> problems, he said. >> >> The survey found that about three-quarters of businesses offer paid sick >> leave for some employees, but only 35 percent offer paid leave for workers >> who need to stay home to take care of sick family members or children forced >> to stay home if schools are closed. >> >> Those policies should be loosened during an outbreak, Blendon said. "If >> this hits, there is really need for some flexibility." >> >> The survey also found that nearly half of all companies required a >> doctor's note before granting someone sick leave, and about 70 percent >> required a note before someone can return to work, yet few had considered >> getting rid of that policy during a medical emergency. >> >> The CDC is suggesting that companies waive that rule during a flu pandemic >> to relieve strain on overworked doctor's offices, said agency spokesman Glen >> Nowak. >> >> Associated Industries of Massachusetts, which includes 6,500 companies in >> the state from the small to the Fortune 500, is urging its members to >> prepare. >> >> "Companies have to prepare now because the flu spreads so quickly there >> won't be enough time to make these business-critical decisions when it >> hits," said Karen Choi, the organization's senior vice president of >> management and human resources services. >> >> Companies need to train workers to handle the jobs of absent colleagues >> and need to determine which jobs can be handled remotely from home, she >> said. >> >> The telephone survey, conducted between July 16 and August 12, included >> interviews with human resources officers at 1,057 randomly selected >> businesses across the U.S. It included samples of small businesses with 20 >> to 99 employees; medium companies with 100 to 500 employees; and large >> businesses with more than 500 workers. It had a margin of error of plus or >> minus 4.2 percentage points. >> >> The information from the survey is already being used by the CDC to advise >> businesses, said agency spokesman Nowak. >> >> "This is another burden employers are going to have to face in an already >> difficult year," Choi said. >> >> >> >> >> >> On the Web: >> >> Harvard School of Public Health, >> http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2009-releases/businesses-problems-maintaining-operations-significant-h1n1-flu-outbreak.html >> >> Department of Health and Human Services swine flu business guidance, >> http://www.flu.gov/professional/business/guidance.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> + + >> + + + + + >> Mohon saat meREPLY posting, text dari posting lama dihapus >> kecuali diperlukan agar CONTEXTnya jelas. >> + + + + + >> + +Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > >
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