SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS
Business managers should draft a plan outlining how to work around employee absenteeism and how they can maintain adequate inventory in the event of supply chain interruptions resulting from absenteeism among product distributors.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, small businesses are especially susceptible to the negative economic impacts of a flu pandemic. An estimated 25 percent of businesses do not reopen following a major disaster, the department says, citing research by the Institute for Business and Home Safety.
Planning from the outset can help offset business losses and protect businesses and employees if and when the flu hits. Benefits of planning include: minimizing disruption to business activities; protecting employees’ health and safety; and limiting the negative impact to the community, economy and society.
Additional details are available on the Homeland Security Web site here.
Employers everywhere should be bracing for the events to come.
Here are some suggestions to better prepare your workplace.
- Provide plenty of hand wipes or sanitizer.
- Make sure employees are aware of situation, and act appropriately.
- Provide lessons on cleanliness, sneezing, and disposal of waste.
- Make sure your employment area has good ventilation.
- Make sure employees stay home if they are feeling infected.
- Provide a list of local doctors and areas where vaccinations occur.
- Provide breathing mask, or ask employees to bring them - use them.
- Keep employee contact to a minimum.
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