Flu season is back and that means your employees are at risk to being exposed to the flu virus and becoming sick.
Influenza, more commonly known as the flu, is a virus that infects the human body makes them sick. Common symptoms are runny nose, fever, cough, sore throat, headache, and body aches. While you can get the flu at anytime of year, most of the cases occur during mid-autumn. Everybody knows how awful contracting the flu is, but not everyone knows they can easily decrease their chances of becoming sick quite easily. Here are a few tips on how you can protect your office from contracting the flu.
How You Can Protect Your Office From Influenza
- vaccines – The flu shot is your employees’ best way to fight against the flu. But mandating a flu shot is not advised because not all employees can medically get a shot due to a compromised immune system or other medical reason. Encouraging them is the best way to go about it; they will not only protect themselves but those with compromised immune systems in a phenomenon called “herd immunization.”
- hand washing – During this time, employees should wash their hands after coughing and sneezing to prevent the spread of germs. If they don’t, they could spread the virus over everything they touch. Think about: their keyboard, mouse, doorknob, and even your hand after an innocent high-five.
- encourage sick days – If an employee is exhibiting the symptoms of the flu, encourage that they take their sick day to not infect their fellow coworkers. The other employees will thank you for it, as no one enjoys being sick–especially when it could have been prevented.
Whether you need to buy group health insurance to comply with the law or just want to put together the best benefits package possible, contact Donald Weiss Insurance Services today! Our Santa Monica, California team can shop coverage options and put together the best group health package for your business.
