Is the coughing in the next cubicle making you nervous?
With the annual cold and flu season in full swing, it’s hard to stay healthy at work — especially as a steady succession of co-workers shows up sniffling and sneezing.
For many, getting sick inevitably comes as the snow flies. In fact, according to Statistics Canada’s Work absences in 2011 report, last year our country’s full-time employees lost an average of 7.7 days each due to illness or disability.
But there’s also a lot you can do to beat the bugs at your office this cold-and-flu season, which may also help boost your spirits during the long winter months.
“If you’ve got a healthy workplace, you tend to have less absenteeism, improved morale … and there’s an association with increased productivity and job satisfaction,” says Sandy Bello, a technical specialist with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety(CCOHS). She adds that happy, healthy people also manage change and stress better.
If you want to avoid a cold or the flu this season, here are 10 simple tips for staying healthy in your workplace:
“If people are not feeling well, there’s no point in their coming into work because they’re less likely to be productive,” Bello says.
She also suggests many employers would benefit from having clear policies and procedures in place for those who are sick, as it would go a long way toward encouraging good health.
More tips on staying healthy:
Original Source: Sick on the Job: 10 Ways to Stay Healthy?, By BrighterLife.ca
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