Job worries help flu to spread
Published: Jan. 9, 2013 at 3:09 PM
CHICAGO, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The chief executive of outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas in Chicago said job security worries are not helping workers stay healthy this flu season.
"The economy is still on shaky ground and many workers continue to be worried about losing their jobs despite the fact that annual layoffs are at the lowest level since the late 1990s," Chief Executive Officer John Challenger said.
Worries about losing a job are pushing sick workers to go into work, "where the sick worker is not only performing at a reduced capacity but also likely to infect others," Challenger said...
