Employee Health and Illness
What's the best way to determine if an employee's illness threatens the health of other employees? How much do you need - or want - to know about employee health issues and their impact on the workplace? Find out what you need to know about employee health and illness issues to best serve as an employee and employer advocate.
Laughing Your Way to Organizational Health
Workplace wellness is a serious issue. With stress-related-illness and burnout becoming household words, you are increasingly looking for ways to keep your workforce happy, healthy and productive. David Granirer's humor insights tell you how.
Workplace Violence: It Can Happen Here
A very real, clear and present danger lurks just beyond the consciousness of most people who work together eight to ten hours a day, five to seven days a week. It is the potential for violent actions to occur in your workplace. Here's workplace violence examined.
Develop a Drug-free Workplace
In a drug-free workplace, the employer has taken steps and initiated policies to ensure that employees, vendors, and customers are not taking or using alcohol or drugs, selling drugs, or affected by the after effects of indulging in alcohol or drugs outside of the workplace during non-work time. Additionally, the goal of a drug free workplace...
How to Accommodate Disabled Employees
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which was created to
recognize the contributions and skills of American employees with disabilities. For
many small to midsize businesses, having an employee suddenly become disabled
(because of an accident or an illness) can be somewhat daunting if it’s a new
experience for the employer. These tips will help you accommodate disabled employees and welcome them back to work.
Swine Flu H1N1 Should Matter to Employers
Employers have a legal obligation to provide a safe, disease-free workplace for employees. Consequently, you need to take proactive steps to prevent the potential spread of any contagious disease, including Swine Flu H1N1, in your workplace. Employers also need to address business continuity in the event that a Swine Flu H1N1 outbreak affects...
ADAM Healthcare Center
ADAM is a one-stop health information center. You can quickly learn about what employee health symptoms mean and whether you need to notify your workforce of contagious employee illnesses. Check out the affect of various illnesses to learn how to accommodate an employee with a disability. And, learn about the employee health issues associated with FMLA time off.
Drug Finder(aka Gold Standard)
Consumer drug information as well as data on drug interactions and drug identification are provided at DrugFinder. You can quickly discover legitimate symptoms an employee may experience while taking medication. Learn what you might have to accommodate if an employee is disabled.
Symptom Checker
This is an interactive tool developed in partnership with Harvard Medical School. The tool covers 100+ common symptoms and guides users through a decision tree to determine possible causes and appropriate actions. You can quickly discover legitimate symptoms an employee may experience while taking medication. Learn what you might need to accommodate if an employee is disabled.
Celebrate Life: Workplace Remembrance of September 11
People in workplaces around the world will remember September 11 as a day of tragedy, sorrow, remembrance, honor, and celebration. Here are ideas for commemorating and celebrating events of the tragedy.
Fear During War
The enemies of America and the free world depend upon our fear for their success. Fear is normal during war. You can, however, mitigate the impact of fear on both the individual and the workplace if you implement these actions and ideas.
How to Sympathetically Respond to Employee Bereavement and Grief
If you're an employer or a coworker, you need to know how to respond to employee bereavement and grief. The workplace response is critical in helping an employee overcome bereavement and grief. Find out what to do.