Tip Tuesday! Flu season: 5 preventive measures to take right now

By Jared Bilski

The summer may have just ended, but HR pros should begin prepping for an event that takes place each winter and, more often than not, inflicts a lot of damage on unprepared workplaces.
Of course, the event we’re referring to is flu season.

To say the flu can wreak havoc on the workplace is a bit of an understatement.
The CDC says almost 111 million workdays are lost because of the flu, and it costs employers around $7 billion in sick days and lost productivity each year.

But well-prepared employers can minimize the impact of the flu and continue with business as usual this flu season.

Best practices

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