There are bad germs out there. The CDC is recommending that, "people experiencing flu-like symptoms should stay home." Two employees already called in saying they were diagnosed with the latest, highly contagious bug. They are staying home, but who knows how many people they have already infected. You can't afford to have your employees spreading illness further. You've already created emergency protocols and the necessary personnel can work from home as needed. It's better to close the office and ask those select few to work from home.

InphoniteVoice to the rescue. Just pull up your database of employees, grab their cell phone numbers and send a message, "Due to recent CDC notifications and illnesses within our company, we are closing our office for the next seven days. If you have a question, please contact your Manager directly."

Next, pull up the Managers' contact information and send a message that, "Emergency protocol is in place. Please work from home for seven days. Your employees have been notified and may contact you. Watch your email for further details."