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As states begin to reopen, many Americans will soon leave the relative comfort of the house toReturn to their workplaces. Returning to a space filled with people who could potentially be infected with coronavirus are enough to make anyone a little beware, but a new investigation into the architecture, design and consulting firm Genghler reveals that there is Something that employers can do to make their employees more comfortable about return to work:Implement stricter policies against sick work.

In Gensler's "American Works at Home 2020", which has written more than 2,300 workers in 10 industries, 55% of respondents said thathave stricter policies on work against work while sick would make them feel more comfortable when you returned to the office. Individuals interviewed also noted that the increase in cleaning offices, the dissemination of workspaces and offer moreopportunities to work remotely Also increase their comfort levels.

More controversy, 31% of respondents reported that they also felt positively at their workplace discouraging employees of public transport conduct, with an additional 48% taking a neutral position on the issue.

However, obliging employees to stay at home while patients would mean sufficient sick leave, which would require serious structural changes in many companies. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the March 2019 data, 76% of civilian workers - who exclude agricultural, national, governmental and voluntary workers, as well as those who have established their own salaries and those paid by family members -have access to a paid sick leave. Among low-income people, this number falls considerably: only31% of workers earning less than $ 11 per hour paid sick leave Available for them.

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Fortunately, the benefits of providing sick leave far exceed the disadvantages - in particular with coronavirus, which imminers still who want their sick colleagues to stay at home. According to a 2013 study published in theAmerican Journal of Public Health, in a simulated influenza epidemic, if employees had to take only two days off, the propagation of theThe virus in a workplace could fall up to 40%. From an economic point of view, sick days are also beneficial: the 2014 research of the Economic and Political Research Center has revealed thatPaid sick leave has increased labor productivity in the workplace and the morale of employees, who can lead to greater employee retention.

With regard to reducing coronavirus propagation, there is no doubt about the house to stay absolutely crucial. According to a study of May 2020 published in theAmerican newspaper for infection control, compared to areas without residence mandates, areas withStay-Home orders were about 49% less cases of coronavirus and 60% fewer coronavirous morals after only three weeks. And if you wonder how the work will be different when you come back, check these5 things you will never see in your office after coronavirus.