Having been involved in learning and development for many years, mid-last year, I took a step into the world of eLearning. I'd had some experience prior to this, but hadn't previously been involved in consulting to clients interested in eLearning.
After joining an eLearning company, I...
Outsourcing occurs when a business secures (purchases) products and/or services from a third party, as opposed to producing them in-house. There are several advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing.
Advantages of Outsourcing
One of the biggest advantages can be lower personnel costs. By...
Induction programs have traditionally been based upon providing new starters with the information and skills they need to successfully perform their new roles as well as covering off compliance and policy issues. This focus means organisations can miss the opportunity to positively engage their...
Employers often hire workers and categorize them as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime, taxes, and complying with other federal and state labor and employment related laws. In overtime cases the courts and the administrative agencies do not automatically accept the idea that a...
A professional employer organization, or "PEO", is an entity that provides a spectrum of administrative services to businesses that are too small or just don't want to do it themselves. These services include payroll processing, workers' compensation insurance, employee benefits administration...
We spend a large part of our lives at work. We make friends, network with colleagues and plan our retirement years based on our active lives in the workplace. But for all the time we spend at work, how healthy is the work climate?
The answer to this question has become the focus for a growing...
Work can be stressful at the best of times, so longer hours on the job often mean more stress and, as a result, more work-related injuries. These can include muscle and joint pain resulting from long hours sitting in the same position, repetitive strain injuries from performing (as the name...
In Chinese, the word for crisis has two characters. One character is for "problem," the other for "opportunity." As absenteeism, disability claims and employee turnover increase, we find ourselves in a workplace health-care crisis.
In a 2001 study entitled, Increasing Participation in...
Emotional health is a state of wellness that comes from understanding and acknowledging our emotions and finding appropriate ways to express them. As employees, we often bring emotional problems from our childhood or current family life into the workplace because we haven't dealt with them...
Work site wellness for their employees, employers are discovering, is good for the health of their businesses as well. Health and wellness programs help to cut the costs associated with poor employee health, which include absenteeism, loss of productivity and poor work quality.
A recent...
