Posted by admin | Posted in Employee Wellness, wellness program | Posted on 30-11-2010
Few employers benchmark their flu programs, a research study from the Disability Management Company Coalition locates. But those that do often discover room for improvement.
Nearly 80 percent of businesss provide workforce access to flu shots, either onsite or at a local clinic. And 72 percent cover some or all the cost (typically compensating between $10 to $20). But –
• At 89% of firms, fewer than half of workforce actually get a flu shot
• At 38 percent of organizations, fewer than 25 percent of employees participate
• only 6% of firms are able to get at least 75% participation
• 87% of survey respondents said they never measure absenteeism during flu season, and
• 75% never tracked whether employees who get flu shots are actually absent less often.
The firms that get best results are those that actively educate workers, track flu-related absenteeism and send sick workers home.