Sick Days

Hand sanitizer isn’t all that good at sanitizing hands. Washing with soap and water, however, is the single most effective way to prevent disease. Read More

A survey of 2,000 Americans disclosed that nearly 47% of people feel guilty about requesting days off because of their allergy symptoms. Read More

Notoriously known as a knockout potion, NyQuil doses your body with acetaminophen, dextromethorphan hydrobromide and doxylamine succinate all in one. Read More

Almost 80% of U.S. employees live paycheck to paycheck, so the chunk of cash gone from missing a day’s work hurts. (As we learned during the government shutdown, missing weeks of paychecks will devastate). If you’re in an hourly position, missing one shift can have crippling economic consequences, with a ripple effect lasting days or … Read More

Do you ever accidentally eat cat food instead of tuna? Someone used that to get out of work and stay home. Here are some more crazy “sickie day” excuses. Read More

Not using sick leave correctly costs yourself and the people around you. So, if you’re sick, don’t work from home – rest from home. Read More

A third of employees have played hooky from work by pretending to be sick, a recent poll found – and there might be a link to job satisfaction in this behavior. Read More

More people would improve their health and productivity if furnaces and air conditioners could respond in real time to how building occupants were feeling. Read More

To combat cold weather we bundle ourselves up in scarves and gloves but it turns out those winter accessories may have the most germs of all! … Read More