Employees want colleagues to stay at home if sick

WHAT better excuse to take a “duvet day” than to blame your colleagues now that research reveals most Irish employees want their ill co-workers to go home and recover.

An employee who comes into work coughing and sneezing is not impressing anyone — even the boss, according to the research.

The study found that 75% of Irish employees would prefer their sick colleagues to recover at home rather than risk spreading infection in the workplace.