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With the steady rise in digital technology, sitting has become the most common posture in the workplace. Sitting can actually be extremely harmful to your health—even more so than smoking, claims various studies.
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According to the American Heart Association, prolonged periods of being sedentary are extremely harmful. The American Cancer Society notes that individuals who sit more than six hours a day increase their risk of death by 19 percent.
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Credit card fraud is declining. The number of identity theft victims has dropped. And employers offering identity protection is set to double by 2021.
This is amazing news, and it wouldn’t have been possible without HR professionals like you. Unfortunately, identity thieves aren’t going to give up so easily.
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Public health laws in the UK say that enclosed workplaces and public places must be smoke-free. But beyond this, there’s not much written in law that stops your employees from stepping outside, and lighting a cigarette. But should you let them, or should you try to create a totally smoke-free workplace?
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A Time magazine editorial lauded one of their senior writers who died of a massive heart attack at age 44. They described him as a "vivid personality, first-class intellect, bracing professionalism."
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This year is set to be a busy year for HR and employment law. From post-Brexit immigration rule changes and gender pay gap reporting, to age discrimination at work, employers are faced with amended employment laws and new deadlines for their organization to meet.
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Today’s employers don’t lack healthcare data. What they lack is a sense of direction at a time when, more than ever, employers need in-depth insights in order to spend less time wading through complex data and more time acting.
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Stress comes from cortisol, the brain chemical that animals release when they smell a predator. Cortisol creates a full-body sense of alarm that says your survival is threatened, even though you don’t consciously think that.
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It’s no secret that Americans are suffering financially. More than seventy-five percent are currently living paycheck-to-paycheck and at least 40% admit to being distracted by finances at work. These financial distractions lead to a number of other workplace issues and decline in employees’ mental health.
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