Benefits April 28, 2011
Canadian Workers Say They Feel Guilty If They Call in Sick
April 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new CareerBuilder Canada survey finds that 66% of workers typically go to work when they are sick.
Reported by Rebecca Moore
Workplace pressures and “presenteeism” may be causing workers to go in under the weather, as more than 60% of workers said they feel guilty if they call in sick.
According to a press release, nearly six-in-ten workers (58%) said they have gotten sick from a co-worker who came to the office sick, while 21% said they picked up a bug from someone who was sick on public transportation going to or from work.
Twelve percent of employees said their companies provided flu shots at their office. Twenty-eight percent said they were proactive and got a flu shot this year.
Strategies workers cited for avoiding germs include:
- I wash my hands often – 76%;
- I regularly clean my keyboard, phone, desk, etc. – 29%;
- I carry hand sanitizer with me and use it often – 24%;
- I avoid shaking hands with people – 18%; and
- I skip meetings where I know people are sick – 4%.
The survey was conducted online within Canada by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 550 Canadian workers (employed full-time; not self-employed; non-government) ages 18 and over between November 15 and December 2, 2010.
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