How can HR guide an employer through a day of record-high absences without tanking morale?

In “Other Duties as Assigned,” HR Dive Lead Editor Kate Tornone weighs in on employment trends, compliance best practices and, of course, the situations that require you to go above and beyond your normal duties. Today: mitigating the effects of the “Super Bowl flu.”

“Super Bowl flu” — that is, widespread absences from work right after the Super Bowl, not the illness the Eagles are dealing with — is on track for its most contagious year yet. 

U.S. employers could see a record 22.6 million absences Monday, according to survey results from UKG. That would shatter the previously predicted high of 18.8 million from 2023 — the last time Kansas City and Philadelphia met in the Super Bowl.

Being short-staffed can cost employers financially and burden those left to pick up the slack. So how can HR professionals guide their organization through such a day without tanking morale?

The opening drive

HR can start with a culture of open communication — one where employees feel comfortable requesting time off and know managers will try to accommodate those requests in good faith.

The opening drive

HR can start with a culture of open communication — one where employees feel comfortable requesting time off and know managers will try to accommodate those requests in good faith.

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Source : https://www.hrdive.com/news/super-bowl-workplace-absences/739540/