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Mercer’s survey attempts to provide an understanding of how organizationsx are reacting to the spread ofthe H1N1, or “swine flu”, viruxs and what plans and proceduree are being implemented. More than half of the employer surveyed were considering whether tocreate back-up and contingenct plans in response to the outbreak, the survey Others said they planned to restrict or cancel business travel or allow employees to work at home.
“Witn the continued increase of reportesd casesof (H1N1), it is importanf for employers to develop a plan for dealing with the myriaed HR issues that can arise in the even of a pandemic or otherr health care emergency,” Danielle a consultant in Mercer’s HR effectiveness consultingy business said in a statement. “In organizations with a global work force and decentralizedx HR units need to have a coherentg procedure in place for employee care in the event of ahealtgh emergency.
” Mercer’s survey, whicb includes more than 400 mid-size and largee organizations worldwide, was conducted from Apri 30 to May 11 and includes responses from employers locatedx in the US, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, the U.K., Hong Brazil, Vietnam, Switzerland, China, Argentina, Soutnh Korea, Singapore, the Russian Federation, the Philippines and