There have been countless articles on how to make companies more productive. The science of efficiency has been thoroughly discussed and preached, with objective maximization usually the main focus.
In the Philippines, the scenario is all too frequent: Employees calling in sick due to various illnesses like cold, fever, headache, body ache and pain. Sick or emergency leaves are filed to care for family members who fall ill. Chronic illnesses have become more prevalent with an alarming increase in the number of employees seeking medical assistance for cancer, diabetes, kidney and liver ailments, high blood pressure, strokes and the like. Many companies have lost relatively young and successful executives to permanent disability or early death.
