There is a lot of discussion and focus on employee happiness and whether happy employees are more productive or harder working. Maybe employers should begin taking a look at their sad or disengaged workers to determine if it is their position or job they are happy performing or not. Many companies use hr training in …
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling Chemicals or GHS as it is referred to. GHS is a standard classifying system allowing a global universal way to label hazardous chemicals. This system has been the norm in Europe and Asia and slowly drifted to the west and in 2012 the United States will adopt GHS. …
American workers consider the office as the place they go to work and earn a living. The side effect of working in an office can be a body that gets out of shape, though that isn’t anyone’s intention. When workers are confined to a cubicle and desk chair for eight hours or more daily, corporate …
Annually the seasonal Flu Virus can drastically bring work productivity for businesses to a halt causing employees to miss multiple days of work and employers to lose profits while spending more in healthcare costs. There is a solution to dramatically reduce the problem the Flu Virus creates; providing workplace Flu vaccinations. The infographic shown above, …
Workforce planning can decrease an organization’s exposure to the challenges and concerns from uncertain economic times. Knowing how to close the gap between current employees and future potential new hires can be the difference in executing an effective strategy for planning. Ensuring companies employ the right talent with the required skills using cost and time …
If HR can embrace workplace social media use, they may begin to see the advantages it can provide when the employees are engaged and aligned with the company culture and overall goals of the organization. A majority of companies block employees from accessing social networking sites without realizing the benefits available from allowing use of …
The significant cost damage on organizations due to workplace discrimination of gay and transgender employees exposes the business to profit loss and unproductiveness. Companies need to consider retention and turnover as it reflects and relates to their business model. By offering diversity training videos it will be less likely those who were treated unfairly speak …
The U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the federal law protecting the privacy and security of patients’ health information and was enacted in 1996. HIPAA laws also protect electronically communicated information. Understanding the significance and importance of HIPAA laws is vital to all medical and health organizations. Companies are required to follow …
As the Baby Boomer generation begins to face retirement age and leave the workforce, Generation Y and the Millennial generations become the majority of the existing working class. It is clear there is a change coming to the makeup of the workforce. Many companies with Baby Boomer generation workers who have delayed their retirements because …
