Flu - when are you too sick to go to work?
If you wonder whether you should go to work or not, you are probably well enough to go. But sometimes you wake up and you just know you can't. |
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Flu and the workplace
The workplace is an ideal breeding ground for flu infections. People are working in close proximity to each other for long periods. |
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Is conflict in the workplace making you ill?
It is Sunday night and you simply cannot face the coming working week. You feel nervous, irritable, tired and agitated. |
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Sick building syndrome
When Mia started getting headaches at work, she put it down to new-job stress, especially as the symptoms eased whenever she left the building. |
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Smoking rooms don't work
Workplaces that restrict smokers to designated smoking rooms still expose non-smoking employees to harmful chemicals, according to a Canadian study. |
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Drugging on the job
Boozy lunches, suspiciously long bathroom breaks, another day "off sick". Most drug abusers are employed - and some jobs carry a heavier risk than others.
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Hitting the bottle = more sick days
If you hit the bottle, you're less likely to punch the clock. That's the conclusion of new research that says employees who drink alcohol are nearly two times more likely than normal to call in sick to work the next day. |
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Work making you ill?
Whether you are behind a desk, a steering wheel or a counter, your job may well be making you sick. |
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Feeling out of sorts at work?
You look at your watch, after what feels like a century has passed, and it is 9 minutes later. You feel nauseous, lightheaded and you are sure you have a temperature. |
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The most stressful jobs
A survey by business psychologists finds that the most stressful jobs are held by those who deal directly with the public.
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Sick office syndrome
You've heard of sick building syndrome? Now sick office syndrome could be coming to an office near you!
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