My company provides a generous two weeks of “occasional absence,” which may be used for sick days, doctor appointments and such.

A few days ago, infectious specialist “Dr. M” called from NYU Langone Health and asked that I discuss the risks to co-workers when someone with a cold or the flu uses over-the-counter symptom-reducing ...

After all, most people like to rest when they're not ... employees surveyed worked even when they were ill. Employees come to work sick for various reasons: They don't want to fall behind.

You could tell your own manager you are concerned that your company could have a “retention problem” because people come to work sick. (“Retention problem” means that your best employees ...

I am now sick (at home). These co-workers are not heroes for coming in to work with their germs, but selfish and ...

GENTLE READER: That you say, “You might want to reiterate the ‘occasional absence’ policy. The return to office mandate seems ...

do not come to work as you are still a risk for other people.” Rosenlieb advises employers to tell ill employees displaying cold symptoms that they have the rest of the day off and to use sick ...

Providing lengthy explanations as to why you can't come to work might give ... call in sick may not be as clear. “People have a tendency to be sick and work from home, but that actually can ...

The universe of acceptable reasons for people to take sick leave has expanded ... out once a month won't come to regret the amount of time they missed. While much of work culture has changed ...

Yellow Dog Bookshop owner Joe Chevalier believes Missouri workers deserve paid sick leave and increased minimum wage. "I think that a lot of people are, even in the wake of the pandemic, coming to ...

We surely do not want to encourage people to come to work when they are sick and contagious.” For maximum effect, Miss Manners recommends you have this conversation whilst sneezing and coughing ...