H1N1 takes its toll on Canadian workplace productivity - Workplace Wellness Blog by Wellergize



Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more H1N1 takes its toll on Canadian workplace productivity Productivity decreases in the workplace as Canadians miss work due to H1N1. According to Statistics Canada in November due to the flu more than one million Canadians missed work. The productivity loss in November is similar to when Ontario and parts of the U.S lost power in the summer of 2003. The numbers indicate that Canadians are following advice from public health officials who have told them to stay home if they feel sick. Approximately 1.5 million people missed out on 19.6 hours of work each because they were either sick or had to take care of an immediate family member with H1N1 or the flu. Canadian aged 15 to 69 lost a total of just under 30 million hours. Canadians who were between the ages of 30 and 44 had the highest absenteeism rate out of all the age groups. Women missed work more often than men. In November the number of employees with children lost twice the amount hours in comparison to those without children. According to Statistics Canada, to make up for those who were away from their jobs employees did overtime. Approximately 600 000 people did 8.6 million hours of overtime in November. Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-01-21 21:20:26 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Telus FAQ slip up: cranky employee or poor choice of placeholder copy? 2010-07-30 15:04:47 Other posts tagged productivity, productivity loss, H1N1, flu, absenteeism, employee wellbeing, overtime, missed work, Canadian employees, sick, work hours, sick days: · [The World Cup in the workplace – no keeper can stop it] · [Conference Board of Canada: Canadian Absenteeism Rates are High -- and Rising] · [Flexibility attractive to workers] · [Interactive PAC-MAN Google doodle eats up millions of hours of workplace productivity] · [Work stress can raise womens heart disease risk] · [Annual staff reviews may lower productivity] · [Texting lingo shows up at office] · [Best workplace list] · [Study: Osteoarthritis Carries High Costs in Missed Work Days] · [Music at Work: Does it Work?] · [Driving and dialing on the rise: Study] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Telus FAQ slip up: cranky employee or poor choice of placeholder copy? Techvibes has four theories on what went wrong on the Telus FAQ fiasco Posted by: danica on 2010-07-30 15:04:47 Odds of death by drugs, alcohol, or sexual habits can be predicted by your job What you do for a living may shed light on how you will die Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-28 18:37:50 Alberta uses "immoral" incentives to deny WCB benefits to injured workers, says AFL Alberta WCB pays bonuses - averaging $5,600 a year - to staff who help the board reduce premiums. It also has highest workplace fatality rate. Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-25 20:23:37 American Cancer Society study also links sit-time to increased risk of death Yet another set of negative health outcomes that result from a sedentary lifestyle (see the blog tags at the end for more). Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-23 11:52:54 Employees with low literacy skills put selves, co-workers, and public at risk Conference Board of Canada publishes results of two-year survey that shows improving literacy can literally save lives in the workplace Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-23 00:01:41 \| Share: \| more	Social Tools: Visit our workplace wellness blog on Wellergize.ca for the latest industry trends, information, and some interesting timely tidbits. Connect with us: Wellergize Latest Tweet: wellergize: British study finds that your job could predict how you die: http://naturalhealthcare.ca/v/?32867 #workplace - 6:41pm July 28, 2010 + More Recent Tweets: Our twitter feed is brand-spanking new! You can follow us or contact us here: @Wellergize. We'll tweet and retweet events, blog post topics, and relevant news. wellergize: Alberta- w/Canada's highest #workplace fatalities- WCB pays avg bonus of $5,600/a to staff who reduce premiums http://cot.ag/bUT5kU - 9:05am July 26, 2010 wellergize: US Cancer Soc. chimes in with another new study on the deadly "sitting factor" - http://cot.ag/cMABBw #workplace - 11:56am July 23, 2010 Powered by (a variation of) TwitterZoid Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? O.L.G., for one. Ask us how we can help your organization. Contacting us: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 4. You can also use the form on the Contact Us page to request information on specific workplace wellness topics.
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