TIP OF THE WEEK

July 9, 2010

Did you know...?

Going to Work When Sick May Lead to Future Absences

Employees who often go to work despite feeling sick have higher rates of future work absences due to illness according to a study in the June Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The findings suggest that measures attempting to decrease work absences could inadvertently have the opposite effect if they encourage workers to come to work when sick.

The researchers evaluated whether going to work despite illness (presenteeism) affects future sickness absenteeism. The study included two groups of workers: approximately 3750 public-sector employees and 2500 private-sector employees.

Workers with more days going to work sick also had more days absent because of illness. In the first year of the study: 19 percent of public-sector and 13 percent of private-sector workers had more than 5 sickness presenteeism days. For those workers, the risk of having more than 30 days of sickness absenteeism the following year was 40 to 50 percent higher (after adjustment for other factors).

The results raise concerns that efforts to decrease sickness absenteeism could wind up having the opposite affect. Discouraging workers from staying home when they are sick could lead to increased sickness presenteeism, and thus inadvertently increase sick leave.

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FLU SHOTS – We are already receiving inquiries about flu shots for this fall. OHS-COMPCARE will offer seasonal flu shots to clients again in 2010. To be put on the list to be scheduled for an on-site or to learn more please contact client services at 816-561-2105 (option 1) or by email at customerservice@ohscompcare.com.

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Independence Clinical Facility	Johnson County Clinical Facility	St. Joseph Clinical Facility	Grandview Clinical Facility
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1650 Broadway	6501 East Commerce, Suite 110	1333 Meadowlark Lane, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64108	Kansas City, MO 64120	Kansas City, KS 66102
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