the h1n1 flu pandemic is obviously a health concern but it is also a concern
health concern but it is also a concern
health concern but it is also a concern in terms of business continuity when
in terms of business continuity when
in terms of business continuity when employees are calling in sick hi I’m
employees are calling in sick hi I’m
employees are calling in sick hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning more about the issue of
learning more about the issue of
learning more about the issue of contingency planning for absenteeism due
contingency planning for absenteeism due
contingency planning for absenteeism due to swine flu why is the h1n1 strain
to swine flu why is the h1n1 strain
to swine flu why is the h1n1 strain causing so much concern it’s hard not to
causing so much concern it’s hard not to
causing so much concern it’s hard not to notice the h1n1 issue because it’s out
notice the h1n1 issue because it’s out
notice the h1n1 issue because it’s out there in the news it’s been talked about
there in the news it’s been talked about
there in the news it’s been talked about ever since it made its first appearance
ever since it made its first appearance
ever since it made its first appearance in Mexico and for many people the word
in Mexico and for many people the word
in Mexico and for many people the word pandemic is an association with some
pandemic is an association with some
pandemic is an association with some disasters of the past including the new
disasters of the past including the new
disasters of the past including the new blahnik play Black Plague all a pandemic
blahnik play Black Plague all a pandemic
blahnik play Black Plague all a pandemic is is a disease of an unusual nature
is is a disease of an unusual nature
is is a disease of an unusual nature that has spread to a wide region based
that has spread to a wide region based
that has spread to a wide region based on your research are you able to predict
on your research are you able to predict
on your research are you able to predict how it will spread based on what we know
how it will spread based on what we know
how it will spread based on what we know from the past we do know that the
from the past we do know that the
from the past we do know that the influenza virus of all types is fairly
influenza virus of all types is fairly
influenza virus of all types is fairly infectious so it does pass from person
infectious so it does pass from person
infectious so it does pass from person to person quite quickly you mentioned
to person quite quickly you mentioned
to person quite quickly you mentioned that flus generally come in three waves
that flus generally come in three waves
that flus generally come in three waves in this particular case the first wave
in this particular case the first wave
in this particular case the first wave would have been one that occurred in the
would have been one that occurred in the
would have been one that occurred in the spring started in Mexico and spread
spring started in Mexico and spread
spring started in Mexico and spread somewhat it tended to slow down through
somewhat it tended to slow down through
somewhat it tended to slow down through the summer but continued to seed itself
the summer but continued to seed itself
the summer but continued to seed itself into various communities as we’re
into various communities as we’re
into various communities as we’re starting to see a slow increase of h1n1
starting to see a slow increase of h1n1
starting to see a slow increase of h1n1 cases and a spread through North America
cases and a spread through North America
cases and a spread through North America we’re now in what we would call the
we’re now in what we would call the
we’re now in what we would call the second wave can you give any specific
second wave can you give any specific
second wave can you give any specific recommendations to businesses in terms
recommendations to businesses in terms
recommendations to businesses in terms of preparing for absenteeism what’s
of preparing for absenteeism what’s
of preparing for absenteeism what’s important from a business continuity
important from a business continuity
important from a business continuity perspective is whether people are able
perspective is whether people are able
perspective is whether people are able to work or not so contingency planning
to work or not so contingency planning
to work or not so contingency planning is all about putting in place backups
is all about putting in place backups
is all about putting in place backups and the necessary plans to deal with
and the necessary plans to deal with
and the necessary plans to deal with possible absences being able to shift
possible absences being able to shift
possible absences being able to shift employees around if needed to to fill in
employees around if needed to to fill in
employees around if needed to to fill in for essential services best advice we
for essential services best advice we
for essential services best advice we can give and maybe it’s the toughest to
can give and maybe it’s the toughest to
can give and maybe it’s the toughest to swallow is for people who have flu-like
swallow is for people who have flu-like
swallow is for people who have flu-like symptoms
symptoms
symptoms and that’s going to take a bit of a
and that’s going to take a bit of a
and that’s going to take a bit of a culture shift because there is a
culture shift because there is a
culture shift because there is a tendency for people to feel that their
tendency for people to feel that their
tendency for people to feel that their work will not survive without them and
work will not survive without them and
work will not survive without them and that they absolutely have to come into
that they absolutely have to come into
that they absolutely have to come into work well that would be doing a
work well that would be doing a
work well that would be doing a disservice to the employer if they end
disservice to the employer if they end
disservice to the employer if they end up coming into work and making other
up coming into work and making other
up coming into work and making other people sick so we’re trying to persuade
people sick so we’re trying to persuade
people sick so we’re trying to persuade people that it’s really important to
people that it’s really important to
people that it’s really important to stay home if you have to like symptoms
stay home if you have to like symptoms
stay home if you have to like symptoms you’re not being a hero and you’re not
you’re not being a hero and you’re not
you’re not being a hero and you’re not helping us by coming in
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