Perhaps it’s the inexplicable craving for a day off ahead of the big Labor Day holiday. Perhaps it really is a stomach bug, or that more recent fiend — the...
. “People clearly feel more comfortable working from home when they’re coughing or when their nose is very stuffy,” said Jeff Levin-Scherz, population health leader at insurance company WTW, formerly Willis Towers Watson. “If they feel well enough to work, they can feel more comfortable knowing they’re not going to pass anything to anybody else.
“These days, where many knowledge workers just don’t come to the office, some of these efforts to make healthier workplaces might actually be amenities that help encourage people to show up,” Levin-Scherz said. He adds that perks like access to healthy food and exercise facilities could serve a dual purpose of boosting employee health as well as office attendance.
In any event, it’s never a good practice to poke holes in an employee’s reason for claiming a sick day, Parker said. “I don’t think it’s our place to guess why somebody is taking time off, but to realize that human beings need time off and to create environments and policies that allow them to exercise this right when need be,” she said.
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