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03/03/2009
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The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has urged employees to stay away from their place of work if they are ill.
According to the service, leaving one's sick bed to go to work can make an illness worse and also spread the problem to colleagues.
"If you are genuinely ill then you should not feel or be made to feel guilty about not being able to attend the workplace," says Gill Trevelyan, head of good practice services for Acas.
Ms Trevelyan says there are many things an employer can do to keep their staff healthy, including ensuring that "both the workplace and job design take health and wellbeing into account".
Absence management specialist FirstCare suggests that organisations should provide fresh fruit in the workplace, encourage staff to take their breaks, ensure good hygiene practices and be more transparent in their working practices to relieve stress or worry.
In October, the Employment Appeals Tribunal ruled that employees are entitled to a 20-minute break when they work over six hours. However, they are not entitled to a similar break for every six hours that they work.
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