Northwestern Mutual, American Family make Computerworld's best IT workplaces
Northwestern Mutual ranked 25th among the top 100 IT workplaces, while American Family was number 66 on the list....Workplace flexibility: Give and take or tug of war?
Well, actually neither workers or the workplace seem to be very relaxed. While there are few signs of outrig...Geezers, grungers, gen-Xers and geeks - a look at workplace generational conflict
Let me admit right off that the title of this article is deliberately misleading. It feeds into the popular misconception that the workplace is populated by a bunch of generational tribes engaged in rivalries and conflicts with each other. Unquestionably there are real differences, misunderstandings and tensions among workers born in different eras but the assertio...Wisconsin companies among Best IT Workplaces
Three Wisconsin companies that ranked among the best places to work for professionals in the information technology field are ranked highly because they offer employee incentives designed to boost worker production and job satisfaction....Who owns what invention in the workplace?
A first question to be asked: Is there an employment agreement signed by the employee that includes the obligation to assign all inventions develo...People Turn Health Conscious at Their Workplace
Dr. James Levine, an endocrinologist at the Rochester, Minnesota, medical college, whose research has fueled some U.S. workers to spend their days on treadmills or indoor tracks, walking as they talk on the telephone, send e-mails// and even hold meetings. Researchers at the Mayo clinic said that a walking worker can burn 100 calories an hour, 800 calories a day. The results of the research are p...Korea: No Discrimination against Those with AIDS/HIV in the Workplace
The Government of Korea will soon enforce legal regulations against any sort of discrimination against people with AIDS and HIV. // The Health and Welfare Ministry is due to submit a bill that will seek to shut out any prejudiced treatment of AIDS and HIV patients, in the workplace. This bill will ensure equal rights to them in all areas -promotion, leave of absence and the like. Pen...Stress At Workplace Does Not Raise Blood Pressure
Hassles at work do not shoot up blood pressure, say scientists, dismissing notions that job stress lead to high blood pressure//. Samuel J. Mann, professor of clinical medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, reviewed dozens of studies on the subject and found that the evidence that workplace stress has a lasting effect on blood pressure is very weak and very inconsiste...An analysis of pros and cons of health education at the workplace
With the ever increasing problems of health capturing people worldwide it is very important to educate people about health and disease//. This gain more impetus of it is done at the workplace for people who work- almost all now! Lot of programmes have been developed which educate the employees on how to attain a better health and remain free of disease as also modify their easting habit...HIV/AIDS Policy Needed at Workplace: Experts
Employers need to take serious and immediate steps to introduce policies at the workplace with regard to HIV/AIDS // , especially for women employees, representatives from various sectors said at a workshop today. Respresentatives of trade unions, human rights organisations, universities, businesses and various NGOs who participated in a workshop on 'HIV/AIDS -- A Workplace Issue: Are...