Thursday
Here is a story suggesting that employees might use the outbreak of swine flu as an excuse to extend their summer holidays. I guess this is inevitable, given that some people will try anything on, although in a recession, it does seem rather dumb for staff to risk a disciplinary warning or outright sacking to lie about their health in this way.
Talking of holidays, in a few days' time, yours truly is heading off to Normandy, northern France, for a week's holiday with family, including, I am very happy to say, my father, who has recently made a recovery from a serious illness.
There will be lots of Calvados consumed. My blogging is likely to be slow next week.
Many workers in this country do not risk the sack for excessive time off work because they work in the public sector. This is why sickness levels for these staff are always disgracefully high, swine flu or no swine flu.
Posted by pete at August 6, 2009 10:43 AM
Bonnes vacances!
Actually, in my experience it's companies themselves causing the panic, not individuals. They're so terrified of swine flu that if you so much as sneeze you are obliged to stay at home for 5 days, and the people sitting next to you also need to go for 3, whether you have symptoms or not.
Clearly there are probably plenty of people making the most of this, but hey - it's the Ashes.
Posted by manuel II paleologos at August 6, 2009 08:32 PM
