Thesis The purpose of this paper is to look at stress in the workplace and its effects on family‚ medical and work effectiveness. By looking at a few studies‚ this paper will show the relevance between stress from the job and depression and issues in the family‚ issues with health problems and low job performance. Conclusion Effective tools for dealing with stress will decrease stress‚ improve the physical and emotional/mental health of workers‚ increase worker productivity‚ improve
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Chapter 1 – Case Incident 2 Workplace Violence 1. How liable should companies be for violent acts that are committed during work by their own employees? * I believe this depends on the policies set forth by the company ant the company’s ability to be consistent with said policies. If a company doesn’t have any set policies and doesn’t take measures to ensure a safe working environment then I feel that they do carry some liability for act committed due to the fact that all was not done
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commercial kitchens‚ clubs‚ hotels and accommodation‚ tourist enterprises or cafes. Employers and employees all have a shared responsibility to promote a safe secure and healthy workenvironment that minimises risk of harm to any person. This responsibility is called duty of care. Employer responsibilities Employers have the prime responsibility to ensure the health‚ safety and welfare of all employees and others‚ including customers and visitors who come to the hospitality venue. This responsibility
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Consequences of Accidents at Workplace a) Financial Costs ●It also requires spending on repairing the damaged equipment and compensating the effected employee. The employer has to spend on training the new recruit. Some people may even have to work over time to make up for lost time and will require overtime payments. Preparing accident reports and starting the investigation process also adds additional expenses. All these things combine to cause heavy financial loss to the worker. b) Losses
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MOBBING AND BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE Barbara Byrd‚ Ph.D.* Deborah Mailander‚ J.D.** Helen Moss *** Introduction Over the past 15 years in the U.S. and Canada‚ the phenomena of workplace bullying and mobbing (bullying by a group rather than an individual) have been widely discussed and debated. There is a growing consensus among lay people and scholars on the definition of workplace bullying‚ its causes‚ and its effects on individuals as well as on the workplace itself. At the same time
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Workplace violence is violent and nonviolent acts that take place in the workplace against employees. These acts can very well occur outside the workplace and can range from physical assaults‚ homicide‚ verbal threats‚ harassment‚ intimidation‚ and bullying (Mathis & Jackson‚ p. 491). Though such acts are nothing new to our society‚ workplace violence garnered national awareness when a disgruntled post office employee in Edmond‚ Oklahoma went to work and killed 14 fellow employees before committing
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The Treatment and Prevention of Drug Use and Abuse Professor Gross CJ: 411 Drugs and Alcohol in the Criminal Justice System 10/7/14 By Jimmy Ortega Juveniles across the country have many issues in today’s society however; the issues that are at hand can be prevented if the parents or guardians have control over that certain juvenile. If that parent doesn’t have control of that teen there are certain places in which the parents can reach out to and get help dealing with
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Gay‚ Lesbian‚ Bisexual Employees Fear Disclosure of Sexual Orientation in the Workplace Vernessa F. Ducre Liberty University In partial fulfillment of the requirements of COUN502 Prof Gho August 20‚ 2010 Abstract The expectation of coming out in the workplace causes great fear of workplace bigotry‚ anxiety‚ loss of advancement opportunities; and a reduced amount of positive consideration by coworkers for lesbian‚ gay‚ or bisexual folks. Studies show that
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Sofia Sanchez HCS 245 24 Jun 11 Diabetes Prevention The rate of diabetes has doubled in the United States in the last decade. If you thought diabetes was a disease that only older people needed to worry about‚ you should think again. About 90 percent of the new cases of diabetes are the type 2 variety‚ which is the form of diabetes linked to obesity. There are many ways you can cut your risk‚ by up to half‚ by being a little proactive. Individuals do need to stay close to their ideal
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programme (internal and external) Training and development plan • Skills needing to be developed within the organisation • Number of recruited trainees required or internal trainees to be developed • Programmes for transferring or retraining employees to meet skill shortages‚avoid teh need for redundancies or aid flexibility Succession plan • Programmes for identification and development of promotable individuals • Plans to develope replacements for key management posts Productivity plan •
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