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Mercer’s survey attempts to provide an understanding of how organizationsz are reacting to the spreard ofthe H1N1, or “swine flu”, virus and what planx and procedures are being implemented. More than half of the employerz surveyed were considering whethert tocreate back-up and contingency plans in responsew to the outbreak, the survey Others said they planned to restrict or cancel businessw travel or allow employees to work at “With the continued increase of reported casex of (H1N1), it is important for employers to developo a plan for dealing with the myriar HR issues that can arisew in the event of a pandemic or other health care Danielle Dorling, a consultant in Mercer’s HR effectiveness consultingt business said in a statement.
“In organizations with a global work force and decentralizer HR units need to have a coherent procedure in placs for employee care in the event of ahealth Mercer’s survey, which includes more than 400 mid-size and large organizationss worldwide, was conducted from April 30 to May 11 and include s responses from employers located in the US, Australia/Nesw Zealand, Canada, Mexico, the U.K., Hong Kong, Vietnam, Switzerland, China, Argentina, South Korea, Singapore, the Russian the Philippines and Belgium.