Sample Flu Guidelines

I received the following flu guideslines from an employee whose spouse works at another Company. I like it because it sets clear expectations for Managers AND employees and it gives employees the opportunity to stay home to care for a family member who is ill without negative consequences. It's not easy to make the call to stay home when you are sick while your work is piling up. Kudos to the HR Superstars who make this just a little easier.

If an employee is sick with a fever(100 degrees F or above), do not come to work. Please remain at home until the fever is below 100 degrees for 24 hours. The fever should be determined without the use of fever-reducing medications. Managers, if an employee comes to work and has flu like symptoms (fever-flushed appearance and cough or sore throat) they should be sent home and remain home until they have not had a fever(100 degrees or above) for 24 hours. If a person, that is living in the same household of an employee, has H1N1, the employee should notify their manager and stay at home for a period of 24 hours to see if they develop flu like symptoms. If the employee is able to work at home during this time, then it can be arranged. If they do not develop flu like symptoms in 24 hours, they are able to return to work. In both circumstances, the manager should notify HR Compliance of the incident.