Businesses so far unaffected by swine flu

Business leaders say that swine flu is currently having little impact on their companies and are concentrating efforts on surviving the recession.

A new survey by the Institute of Directors (IoD) found that 85% of the 756 directors questioned said that their business is not being hugely disrupted by the illness, although many of the companies surveyed have issued guidance notes regarding how their business should deal with such an outbreak.

Some directors have however expressed dismay at a small minority of employees, who appear to be taking advantage of the general guidance that has been given by the authorities.

Commenting on the survey findings, Corin Taylor, IoD Senior Policy Adviser said that so far companies have not been severely affected by swine flu, with directors able to focus on the immediate priority of staying afloat during the economic crisis.

Taylor went on to acknowledge that this may be the calm before the storm if swine flu does develop into a full blown pandemic later in the year, but there has not been much impact on day-to-day operations up to now.

Meanwhile interim managers should also put plans into place in the event they fall ill over the coming months.

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