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- A Field Guide to Managing Hourly Workers
- The Find: Hourly workers make up 60 percent of the U.S. labor force, yet little effort is spent on improving their productivity -- despite research that suggests that you can do so. The Source: A study by the Workforce Institute. The Takeaway: Besides...
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
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- Kinney forecasts a scaled-down OSHA. (National Safe Workplace Institute Exec. Dir. Joseph Kinney; Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- 00-00-0000 Federal OSHA may be "a mere shadow of itself" within the next couple of years, Joseph Kinney, executive director of the National Safe Workplace Institute, told Occupational Hazards. 00-00-0000 Federal OSHA may be "a mere shadow of itself" within the next...
- Research articles 1995-03-01
- Workplace Bullying: A Management Primer
- Workplace Bullying: A Management Primer What Constitutes Bullying? Common wisdom used to be that...
- Articles 2008-10-20
- Workplace Bullies Affect Half of All Workers
- As they say, life is a playground -- or is it schoolyard? According to the latest from Zogby International, that precept holds its own water. Zogby found that 49% of working Americans experienced or witnessed workplace bullying. Gary Namie, from the Workplace Bullying Institute (who...
- Blog posts 2007-10-25
- How to Handle a Workplace Bully
- Half of U.S. employees have been bullied at work. Here's how to stop bad behavior before it costs your company big. How to Identify a True Bully Goal: Understand what constitutes bullying and recognize it in action. ...
- Articles 2008-10-20
- The Costs of the Workplace Bully
- When bullies grow up, they don't leave their behavior behind; they just move it to the workplace. Bullying in the office can include rudeness, yelling, humiliation tactics, ostracism, criticism, intimidating behavior and career sabotage. Why should you care? Because bullying has very real impacts on morale, motivation,...
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace
- Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious workplace issue. Of the 16.7 million illicit drug users aged 18 or older, 12.4 million (74.3%) were employed either full or part time, according to the U.S. government. More than one in three (38%) workers between the ages of 18 and 25 are...
- Articles 2007-03-27
- Understanding the Characteristics of Workplace Bullying
- The personal and emotional effects of workplace bullying can make it difficult for you, as an employer, to remain impartial. It's especially difficult to be objective when you've received conflicting accounts of an incident from various colleagues.It is therefore important to understand exactly what issues, actions, and incidents constitute workplace...
- Articles 2007-12-17
- Want to Reform Health Care? Improve the Workplace
- According to the World Health Organization, the U.S. spends by far the most per capita on health care but by most measures ranks not even in the top 30 countries in terms of health-care outcomes. If we want to improve Americans' health and reduce our...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Ridding the Workplace of a Bullying Culture
- When we hear about bullying we tend to think of children at school. Unfortunately, it's no less common in the workplace, and though we might expect adults to behave differently, that's not always the case.Not only is bullying highly detrimental to employee morale and individual well-being – leading to prolonged...
- Articles 2007-12-04
- Understanding the Reasons for Workplace Bullying
- There are many different issues that motivate bullies to abuse their victims. Although tactics may vary from person to person, bullies share common psychological characteristics that cause them to behave badly toward their colleagues.Understanding what incites a bully's behavior may help you deal with it in your workplace more effectively....
- Articles 2007-11-13
- American Safety and Health Institute Joins OSHA in Alliance; Focus Is on Emergency Preparedness and Response, Individual First Aid
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Safety and Health Institute ASHI has joined with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA to educate and train workers to respond to workplace emergency situations. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Safety and Health Institute ASHI has joined with...
- Research articles 2004-08-10
- Nipping Workplace Bullying in the Bud
- Bullying is a major problem in workplaces all over the world. A recent study estimated that approximately one in six U.S. workers had directly experienced bullying within the previous year.Although there is no legal definition of bullying, it is generally defined as " repeated, mistreatment of one or more persons...
- Articles 2007-06-07
- Arkansas Tech University's Professional Development Institute and Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus PC are hosting a workshop called "Legal Issues in the Workplace II" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 29
- Arkansas Tech University's Professional Development Institute and Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus PC are hosting a workshop called "Legal Issues in the Workplace II" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 29. Cost is $49, which includes both workshops and lunch at Lake Point Conference Center. Russell Gunter and...
- Research articles 2008-04-14
- Workplace Drinking on the Rise
- According to Aviation Week, a NASA-assembled panel found that on at least two occasions, astronauts engaged in “heavy use of alcohol†within twelve hours of launching, putting themselves and their colleagues at risk. In a press conference scheduled for this afternoon, NASA is expected to address the issue. They’re not...
- Blog posts 2007-07-27
- Virtual Workplace: One Size Doesnit Fit All, The
- The Virtual Workplace: One Size Doesnit Fit All, includes presentations from the Special Libraries Association State-of-theArt Institute that focused on such topics as knowledge management; the role of the workplace in increasing productivity and cost of savings in this equation; evolution of the virtual organization and the adaptation of library...
- Research articles 1997-04-01
- Workplace safety - anger management.
- May 15, 2003 (The Advertiser - ABIX via COMTEX) A retired federal agent from the US has urged Australian companies to take steps against workplace violence. In Adelaide to speak at a function of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Tom Locke says workplace...
- Research articles 2003-05-16
- Dofasco names 2002 healthy workplace
- HEALTHY WORKPLACE AWARD Dofasco, a leading North American steel solutions provider, has received the 2002 Healthy Workplace Award from the National Quality Institute. The award recognizes Canadian organizations that make employees health and well-being integral to their business practices. "We are proud to receive this recognition," says President Don Pether....
- Research articles 2002-12-01
- Dealing with Workplace Bullying | Useful Commute Podcast
- Bullying is not confined to the schoolyard. In fact, workplace bullies are a real problem for many people. If left unchecked, they can create a dysfunctional work environment and result in lost productivity, litigation, and health costs. In this podcast, Gary Namie, founder of the Workplace Bullying Institute, explains what...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety Names New Director; Dr. Y. Ian Noy To Succeed Dr. Tom Leamon
- BOSTON -- Liberty Mutual Group announces that Tom Leamon, director of its Research Institute for Safety since 1991, will retire in late 2006. To ensure smooth transition of facility operations and research projects, effective January 3, 2006, Liberty Mutual has appointed Dr. Y. Ian Noy vice president and director of...
- Research articles 2006-01-25
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