Employee Rights
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Investing in employee growth and productivity: Professional development opportunities
It is your duty as an employer to safeguard the health and productivity of your staff. Your company’s success is intimately correlated with the performance of its workers, who makeup its foundation. We’ll go through several tactics in this post for enhancing your employer’s health and productivity at work. Positivity in the workplace culture. Employee […]
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How to manage the main business challenges in 2023
Events of the last few years have been incredibly difficult and created difficult market conditions in practically every industry. COVID-19, an economic downturn, inflation, the war in Ukraine, cyber-crime, and rising mental health issues are just a few of the main challenges that businesses are grappling with in 2023, and this can make it hard […]
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A look at workers’ comp insurance by industry
Workers’ comp insurance serves a dual purpose: it covers medical expenses and provides lost wages to employees who sustain work-related injuries or develop illnesses or become disabled as a result of their injuries. This article takes a look at workers’ comp insurance by industry and discusses how each industry benefits from investing in workers’ comp […]
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Recovery tips and returning to work after an injury
We don’t want to kick this one on a grim note, but injuries are a fact of life. And as pleasant as they are on an emotional and physical level, their impact on our lives tends to be even greater. In some cases, limited mobility and other consequences of the injury prevent us from returning […]
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How to positively impact employee retention in your company
These days, most business owners are perfectly aware that despite the latest-gen tech, extensive set of tools, or air-tight business model, the success of their company ultimately depends on their employees. If they are not properly motivated, sufficiently engaged, and capable of working as a well-coordinated team, your organization will never realize its potential and […]
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Should your business switch to a hybrid work setup?
Traditionally, the average employee needs to go to an office for eight hours a day, five days a week. Working remotely was a rare perk that only a few companies in specific industries offer to their employees. Some employees may have even negotiated hard for a remote work arrangement. Then, the pandemic came, forcing businesses […]
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Why conducting a sexual harassment prevention training program is necessary for organizations?
If you are planning on taking your employees through proper training on sexual harassment at work, then it means that you are complying with the law. Of course, even if you are in a state that hasn’t had this regulated by law, I would advise you to still organize the training for your workers, because […]
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How do harassment claims work?
Workplace bullying and harassment are the number one cause of mental stress for Australians. In 2016-17, there were 1900 excessive work pressure claims, 1,815 harassment and bullying at workplace claims, and 1,140 occupational violence claims filed in Australia. Bullying is unreasonable behaviour directed towards another person by a group or an individual, and this behaviour […]
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5 onboarding strategies for new employees to ensure compliance and success
Proper employee onboarding is not only important for the success of your teams and your company as a whole, but it’s also crucial for ensuring compliance across the board. While many talk about how you can effectively onboard newcomers by training them to do their jobs or settle into their team, you should also focus […]
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Effective Ways to Encourage Safe Work Practices
Maintaining a safe workplace by ensuring health and safety regulations are in place is essential for avoiding accidents and keeping a high level of productivity. However, meeting that goal is not always straightforward, especially when companies are large or have numerous departments. Following best practices is an ideal way to get started and emphasize that […]
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How to handle sexual harassment in the workplace?
In our lifetime, we’ll spend around 35% of our life at work. That’s almost half of our life so to think that we could spend the majority of that life being sexually harassed is extremely terrifying and enough to over-stress one. It comes in mental as well as physical forms which will have significant effects […]
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How to Encourage Health in the Workplace?
Healthy workers are happy workers, which also makes employers happy too. Sick days cost employers a lot of money and time, and many illnesses can be avoided through healthier living. Why not start this directly from the workplace? Conditions like obesity can have long-term health effects including diabetes, cancer, and heart disease, and helping to […]