Workforce

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 3.7 million work-related injuries and illness in 2008.
While this number is alarming and represents substantial loss of workforce productivity, it’s the lowest number reported in five years.
Here’s the skinny: 1.1 million workers were hurt severely enough to require time off, which was down 7% from 2007. Ergonomic problem … Continue Reading »

Holiday office parties can be a nice, inexpensive way to promote workforce cohesion, community, and reward hard work. But remember, at company events, someone is always watching. The same people who may give performance evaluations, make decisions on raises, and ultimately do the firing may be taking mental notes. Here are a few tips to … Continue Reading »

American workers take fewer and shorter vacations than workers just about anywhere else. All this while working 100 hours per year more than the Japanese, and three months a year more than Europeans. This last summer only 49% of U.S. residents said they planned to take time away of any length.
According to John de … Continue Reading »

Eating meals, chatting on the phone, listening to voicemail and checking e-mails — all normal work-related activities, right? Right, except these are typical activities today’s employees may be doing while driving. The Drive Safely Work Week (DSWW), sponsored by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), was officially last week, … Continue Reading »

Economic times are tough and everyone is cutting back where they can. One moving target that businesses have to deal with is the rising costs of health insurance for employees. Rather than eliminate this valuable benefit that helps attract, keep, and take care of a valued workforce, companies are looking for ways to contain insurance … Continue Reading »

With the news swirling with reports of H1N1 (swine) flu spreading in our schools and universities, preparing the workplace now for the possibility of an outbreak is critical. Bright spots in recent flu news are that H1N1 is unlikely to recombine with seasonal flu, Tamiflu is still fully effective against the virus and one dose … Continue Reading »

The messages you send to employees through your own attitude, words and body language can make or break their motivation. Give your motivational skills a tune-up with these four strategies.

Start strong. If you start your workday grouchy and out of sorts, you just might set the tone for your entire workforce. Instead, … Continue Reading »

Resilience, the ability to recover from setbacks and adapt to change, can determine whether a worker sinks or swims in today’s fast-paced working environment. Being resilient means you manage stress well, take problems in stride and don’t let setbacks derail productivity. More than experience or training, it’s an employee’s level of resilience in the … Continue Reading »

A survey conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates found that 57% of working adults in the United States are interested in getting more exercise than they currently do. More than a third of the working-age population in the United States is at risk for chronic illnesses due to physical inactivity and the … Continue Reading »

Wow, our first full week of CorporateWellnessadvisor.com is under our figurative belt. Topics this week included employee motivation, effective cost-efficient communications, celebrating success, and wellness messages at work. The unifying principal of these topics is interpersonal relationships in the workplace. It is the people we work with every day that enrich our work-life and personal … Continue Reading »