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In brief...: Staff with cold to stay home

Nov 23 2007

Workers want colleagues to go home if they have a cough or a cold rather than struggle on, spreading germs around the office, according to a new report.

A survey of 4,000 adults showed that one in three blamed workmates for giving them the average bout of two colds a year. Three out of four of those questioned by Covonia cough medicines said they wanted workers to stay home if they were ill.

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