Common Health Issues in the Workplace Report on health and wellbeing issues that affect workplace productivity Paige Lucas 17th July 2014 Contents Introduction This is a report on common health and wellbeing issues that affect productivity in the workplace. I have identified three common health and wellbeing issues in the workplace and have provided my findings gathered from online research in this report. Purpose The purpose of
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Running head: DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THOSE WHO PRACTICE WICCA Discrimination against those who practice Wicca Kimberly Lange Capella University Abstract Wiccans represent the 7th largest organized religion in the United States. Wiccans are fired from jobs‚ lose custody of their children‚ are discriminated against in housing‚ and are forced to make other painful sacrifices because of their religion. Counseling professionals need to be aware of their own prejudices and
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Introduction Aggression is behavior that is forceful‚ hostile or attacking. It is an intention to cause harm or an act intended to increase relative social dominance. Workplace aggression is any act of aggression‚ physical assault‚ threatening or coercive behavior that causes physical or emotional harm in a work setting . Aggression at workplace can also be to show or as a result of dissatisfaction and disapproval to other’s action. Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as the intentional
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Alex Olson April 2013 Alcohol in the Workplace Its not a question whether alcohol has been a part of society. However‚ the question of how alcohol is affecting society is of concern. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ nearly 16‚000 people died in 2010 due to alcohol induced liver disease and over 25‚000 deaths occurred with alcohol being a factor. The topic of alcohol is not ignored‚ but people are still influenced to participate despite the known risks. Alcohol is a part of
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Workplace Safety What is workplace safety? Workplace safety refers to the health and safety or welfare of persons working a job. It does not matter if the person is a construction worker or an accountant‚ workplace safety still affects them. Workplace safety is a very important topic for employers as well as employees. Employers have to make sure that employees are aware and appropriately trained in their areas so that they can avoid any harm. Does having or following policy and procedures eliminate
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Bullying in the Workplace HCA/250 June 10‚ 2012 Lillian Guerrier Bullying in the Workplace This article basically told about how nurses were treated in the workplace. They had an expression that they would use “nurses eat their young” which means that the older nurses would just let the young up coming nurses just fall on their face and laugh at them as they would fail at their job. Some of the ways that bullying can lead to violence in the workplace is if you just keep on someone and
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Nadine Ginena Mr.Pelidis Advisory 9 Oct. 31‚ 2014 Gender Discrimination in Developing Countries Although we live in the 21st century gender discrimination still remains. Despite the fact that international laws have granted men and women equal rights‚ in some parts of the world there is discriminatory attitude towards men and women‚ which affects their lives on a daily basis. Since women are mostly affected by discrimination‚ I will try to cover as many different types as possible. First of all
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Religious Discrimination Religious discrimination is strictly forbidden in the United States Constitution and in many Individual States own constitutions. While in the US constitution it more specifically refers to the government imposing any undue laws or policies in place that would potentially discriminate on an individual’s right to worship as they so choose. Whereas in the States constitutions and in this case the State of Massachusetts laws states that an employer shall not be allowed to discriminate
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The Internet and the Workplace The Internet has become a pervasive presence in the American workplace. Two-thirds of employees in medium and large companies in the United States now have Internet access‚ compared with fifteen percent only two years ago‚ according to a sampling of 500 companies surveyed by the IntelliQuest Corporation. (IntelliQuest) Workers with Web access typically spend five to ten hours per week sending personal e-mail or searching for information not specifically related
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level on this issue. Entering into the legislative arena is the first step in bringing about policy change. Workplace violence among healthcare workers is a serious problem as I’m sure you are aware of. Healthcare workers are four times more likely to encounter workplace violence then in other job areas‚ according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Workplace violence is widespread‚ hospital‚ nursing homes‚ doctor offices‚
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