My partner, who works for a large IT firm, received an email addressed to all employees stating that 'as everyone is likely to contract swine flu this autumn, employees who are displaying flu like symptoms should come into work regardless.' My partner can't understand why I am livid about their blatant disregard for the health of their employees and their families. We have a one year old (with a very slight heart defect) and I am already worried about her as I am a teacher and she attends nursery part-time. I know the disease is usually mild but there must be pregnant employees at the company, people with underlying health problems and others who might be affected by this irresponsible policy.
I have looked into the Health and Safety Executive and NHS guidelines and this completely flies in the face of what they recommend. I feel like contacting them myself but my partner definitely wouldn't want to rock the boat as they have made many redundancies this year. I know that times are tough for businesses but this doesn't mean they can play Russian roulette with people's health, does it?
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Sophrosyne1 · 11/08/2009 09:07
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