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Mercer’s survey attempts to provide an understanding of how organizations are reactintg to the spread ofthe H1N1, or “swine flu”, virus and what planss and procedures are being implemented. More than half of the employersd surveyed were considering whether tocreate back-up and contingency planzs in response to the outbreak, the survey found. Others said they planneds to restrict or cancel business travel or allow employee to workat home.
“With the continued increase of reported casesof (H1N1), it is important for employers to develo p a plan for dealing with the myriad HR issues that can arised in the event of a pandemic or other healtnh care emergency,” Danielle Dorling, a consultan t in Mercer’s HR effectiveness consulting business said in a “In particular, organizations with a global work forcse and decentralized HR units need to have a coherentt procedure in place for employew care in the event of a health Mercer’s survey, which includes more than 400 mid-size and large organizations worldwide, was conductef from April 30 to May 11 and included responses from employers located in the US, Australia/New Canada, Mexico, the U.
K., Hong Kong, Vietnam, Switzerland, China, Argentina, South Singapore, the Russian Federation, the Philippines and Belgium.