Sickness and the Workplace

You wake up one morning before work. You feel a bit gross. Sore throat, runny nose, bit of a cough. Should you ring in sick? Or power through? This course should help answer that question.

A lot of people feel that coming in to work when you feel a bit ill is the right thing to do. Mind over matter. It shows you’re dedicated – a team player! Plus, you’ll get more work done.

But is that really the case? We’ll examine why it’s not a well-founded belief, and what we could be doing instead.