Model flu pandemic contingency plan
The XpertHR policies and documents service offers a model flu pandemic contingency plan, providing a guide to planning for and responding to a flu pandemic, such as a swine flu or bird flu pandemic.
- Flu pandemic contingency plan By Sarah Silcox, a freelance writer and trainer on employment health issues.
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