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Stop working when you’re ill

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Want to stop people from working when they’re ill?

  1. Pay them.
  2. Warn them if you find they are working. The culture should expect everyone to recover before working.
  3. Encourage everyone to have an illness plan – where can anyone find what work needs to be covered, and who’s best placed to cover it.

See also: working when children or parents are ill.

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2 replies on “Stop working when you’re ill”

The key point [IMPO] is “despite being unfit to do so due to sickness.”. A person can be sick, but not be a danger to others (contagen) and be fully fit to work. In fact, there are times when being at work while sick canbe the best thing -even doctor recommented. This was often the case over the 4 year period where I was battling Cancer…

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