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-----Original Message----- From: Elaine Sui <elainesu...@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:36:29 To: <obrolan-bandar@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [ob] Harvard study: Businesses not ready for H1N1 flu *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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