HOW TO DROP ABSENCE RATES
Washington, D.C. — Organizations looking to improve productivity by reducing absentee rates need to adopt an integrated approach to disability management, states a report on absence management by consulting firm Watson Wyatt. The study compared workplace practices in the United States and Canada and found companies that implement case management, involve line supervisors in absence management and appoint an internal absence manager have a 74 per cent lower absence rate than those that do not.
ALBERTA INCREASES OHS CHECKS
Edmonton — Alberta is looking to create safer workplaces by bolstering the number of occupational health and safety inspectors. Six new inspectors will bring the province’s contingent up to 64. In 2000, the number of inspections nearly doubled to more than 5,000 over the previous year, and, in 1999, Alberta recorded its lowest ever lost-time claim rate (3.2 injuries per 100 person years), but the government says it wants to do better. “Adding inspectors will raise awareness among employers and employees of the need to renew their efforts to keep workplaces safe,” said Human Resources and Employment Minister Clint Dunford.
THE DRIVING FORCES BEHIND STRESS
Toronto — One in five Canadians report daily stress attributable to the commute to work, a recent poll reveals. Roughly 21 per cent of respondents to a workopolis.com survey said the commute always creates stress, while 75 per cent said travelling to work sometimes causes stress. Two other interesting stats for HR: 12 per cent of workers commute more than an hour, and only 10 per cent of respondents said they would work for a firm with travel time of more than an hour.
Washington, D.C. — Organizations looking to improve productivity by reducing absentee rates need to adopt an integrated approach to disability management, states a report on absence management by consulting firm Watson Wyatt. The study compared workplace practices in the United States and Canada and found companies that implement case management, involve line supervisors in absence management and appoint an internal absence manager have a 74 per cent lower absence rate than those that do not.
ALBERTA INCREASES OHS CHECKS
Edmonton — Alberta is looking to create safer workplaces by bolstering the number of occupational health and safety inspectors. Six new inspectors will bring the province’s contingent up to 64. In 2000, the number of inspections nearly doubled to more than 5,000 over the previous year, and, in 1999, Alberta recorded its lowest ever lost-time claim rate (3.2 injuries per 100 person years), but the government says it wants to do better. “Adding inspectors will raise awareness among employers and employees of the need to renew their efforts to keep workplaces safe,” said Human Resources and Employment Minister Clint Dunford.
THE DRIVING FORCES BEHIND STRESS
Toronto — One in five Canadians report daily stress attributable to the commute to work, a recent poll reveals. Roughly 21 per cent of respondents to a workopolis.com survey said the commute always creates stress, while 75 per cent said travelling to work sometimes causes stress. Two other interesting stats for HR: 12 per cent of workers commute more than an hour, and only 10 per cent of respondents said they would work for a firm with travel time of more than an hour.
