It is the responsibility of the Person In Charge (PIC) of the facility to implement and train staff on an effective employee health policy. This includes ensuring that sick employees stay home and do not return to work until at least 24 hours after their last symptom (such as vomiting or diarrhea) has resolved without the use of medication. In some cases, a 72-hour waiting period before returning to work is recommended.

In order to meet this requirement, it is strongly recommended that facilities track and regularly review their employee absences due to illness. Monitoring these records helps establish a baseline for normal absence levels and makes it easier to detect any increases in illness, which could indicate the start of an outbreak. Many large outbreaks have started with employee illness before guests became ill. Use the resources on this page to implement, train, and enforce an effective employee health policy.