Companies Need to Embrace the Sick Day
The purpose of a sick day is simple. When an employee isn’t well, he or she should stay home. Not only does this eliminate (устранять) the risk of infecting other people in the office, but it’s also what they need to do to recover to be productive and healthy employees.
Reason #1: WORKING WHILE SICK HAMPERS PRODUCTIVITY
Newly popular work-from-home policies have reduced the need for company-allocated sick days and in turn, have encouraged employees to remain online and available at all times. As a result, employees may not feel that they are “sick enough” to use sick days. So despite feeling unwell, dedicated employees power through (преодолевать) the discomfort and continue working. Putting one’s health before one’s career is easier said than done, and employees may fear repercussions (негативные последствия) for taking a day off. That’s why it’s up to leadership to heal a broken workplace culture where people look down on sick days. You must shift your internal processes and create a culture where employees feel comfortable taking actual sick days.
