Word: businessese
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Though Blendon acknowledged that businesses are facing an economic recession, he emphasized the importance of preparing for the flu season in advance.
Roughly 56 percent of businesses surveyed believe they would not encounter severe operational problems if 30 percent of their workforce were absent for two weeks, according to the survey conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at HSPH. But when faced with losing half of their workforce for two weeks...
“One of the key findings...suggest[s] that businesses are vulnerable, particularly to widespread absenteeism,” said Gillian K. SteelFisher, a research scientist and the assistant director of the research program.
Although 75 percent of American businesses offer paid sick leave for employees, a significantly smaller percentage of businesses provide employees paid leave to take care of sick family members or children when schools or daycares close, according to SteelFisher.
The survey also found that almost half of businesses providing paid sick leave require employees to present physician notes, a proportion Blendon finds troubling.