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Demographics: Social Networking And Social Media Users
19/02/2013 Comments Off on Demographics: Social Networking And Social Media Users
Highlights of the Pew Internet Project’s research related to social networking. See also: Facebook Vacations: Coming And Going On Facebook As of December 2012, 67% of online adults use social networking sites. As of December 2012: 15% of online adults say they use Pinterest 13% of online adults say they use Instagram 6% of online […]
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Infographic: What Employers Want Despite high unemployment, some U.S. employers can’t find enough workers with the right qualifications to fill their jobs. While the U.S. economy is growing slowly, there are industries and areas of the country — such as those at the center of the oil and gas boom — that are expanding rapidly. […]
Continue reading …DOL Fact Sheet 13 Employment Relationship Under The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
14/02/2013 Comments Off on DOL Fact Sheet 13 Employment Relationship Under The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
DOL Fact Sheet 13 Employment Relationship Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) This fact sheet provides general information concerning the meaning of “employment relationship” and the significance of that determination in applying provisions of the FLSA. FLSA Characteristics An employment relationship under the FLSA must be distinguished from a strictly contractual one. Such a […]
Continue reading …Checklists For Patients: How To Stay Safe In a Hospital
13/02/2013 Comments Off on Checklists For Patients: How To Stay Safe In a Hospital
By BLAIR HICKMAN, ProPublica-– Propping up a patient’s hospital bed at a 30-degree angle can help prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia. Using alcohol wipes kills staph bugs, but you need bleach wipes to kill C. diff germs. High-protein snacks can help prevent bed sores. However, most patients don’t know these things. And doctors and nurses can easily overlook these basic […]
Continue reading …All About Job STRESS, Part 5: NIOSH Approach To Job Stress
09/02/2013 Comments Off on All About Job STRESS, Part 5: NIOSH Approach To Job Stress
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Approach To Job Stress On the basis of experience and research, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) favors the view that working conditions play a primary role in causing job stress. However, the role of individual factors is not ignored. According to the NIOSH view, […]
Continue reading …Job Stress And Health: All About Job STRESS, Part 4
09/02/2013 Comments Off on Job Stress And Health: All About Job STRESS, Part 4Job Stress And Health: What The Research Reveals & What Can Be Done Early Warning Signs Of Job Stress Adverse Health Effects Cardiovascular Disease Many studies suggest that psychologically demanding jobs that allow employees little control over the work process increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Musculoskeletal Disorders On the basis of research by NIOSH […]
Continue reading …All About Job STRESS, Part 3: Job Stress Prevention Programs
09/02/2013 Comments Off on All About Job STRESS, Part 3: Job Stress Prevention ProgramsJob Stress Prevention Programs: What Some Organizations Have Done Job Stress Example 1 — A Small Service Organization. A department head in a small public service organization sensed an escalating level of tension and deteriorating morale among her staff. Job dissatisfaction and health symptoms such as headaches also seemed to be on the rise. Suspecting […]
Continue reading …All About Job STRESS, Part 2: Job Stress Prevention, A Comprehensive Approach
09/02/2013 Comments Off on All About Job STRESS, Part 2: Job Stress Prevention, A Comprehensive ApproachPreventing Job Stress – How to Change the Organization to Prevent Job Stress Preventing On The Job Stress : A Comprehensive Approach Ensure that the workload is in line with workers’ capabilities and resources. Design jobs to provide meaning, stimulation, and opportunities for workers to use their skills. Clearly define workers’ roles and responsibilities. Give […]
Continue reading …All About Job STRESS, Part 1: Dealing With The Working World
09/02/2013 Comments Off on All About Job STRESS, Part 1: Dealing With The Working WorldAll About Job STRESS, Part 1: Dealing With The Working World About job stress and health: The nature of work is changing at whirlwind speed. Perhaps now more than ever before, job stress poses a threat to the health of workers and, in turn, to the health organizations. Through its research programs in job stress […]
Continue reading …Poll Results Say Most Employees Would Fire Their Boss
31/01/2013 Comments Off on Poll Results Say Most Employees Would Fire Their Boss
A recent Monster.com poll reveals more than three quarters of employees would vote their bosses out of their job. “The poll results should be a wakeup call for all bosses,” says Noelle Nelson, a career and workplace expert and author of “Make More Money by Making Your Employees Happy.” Of the 2,411 responses, only 24% […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill