...Health and Wellness in the Workplace Sandra Whitman Introduction to Research and Information Utilization Mr. Charles F. Millhollan March 29, 2005 Abstract Health and wellness in the workplace plays a vital role in a companies’ ability to not only keep their employees healthy, but also to keep the costs of absenteeism and health-care down. The most important asset to a company is not only their clients, but their employees. Companies are investing not only in their employees’ wellness, but also in their safety and fitness as well. In an effort to keep their employees healthy physically and psychologically, companies are incorporating employee-wellness programs into their work environment to ensure their employees maintain healthy lives. This research paper will focus not only on the physical impact that unhealthy workplaces have on employees but what different companies are doing to promote long-term wellness. Health and Wellness in the Workplace Employers are faced not only with soaring costs of health-care but also with the rising costs of employee absenteeism, and they are reevaluating what used to be purely a personal matter for workers (Kaplan-Leiserson, 2004). In a study conducted during the years 2000 – 2002, the rates of absenteeism remained essentially stable--2.1 percent in 2000, 2.2 percent in 2001, and 2.1 percent in 2002; the costs of paid unscheduled absenteeism rose sharply, not just in 2002 but also in 2001, when they jumped to $755 per employee...
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...EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PACKAGE PROPOSAL The following is intended to represent a summary of NASSCO benefits. By implementing the correct SWP (Strategic Workforce Planning Systems) by ultimate objective is to understand our workforce dynamics so that talent can be managed proactively to ensure that future business goals are met. Should there be conflict between this information and that appearing in plan documents or summary plan descriptions, provisions in the plans will apply. NASSCO may alter or discontinue these benefits at any time, with or without notice. The following are proposed benefits available for our workforce. Health care A variety of medical and dental options are available to cover the majority of your health care needs and to provide you and your eligible dependents with coverage for extraordinary expenses. •When Coverage Begins •Coverage for you and your eligible dependents begins on your date of hire. •Annual Enrollment If you are enrolled in one of the medical/dental plans NASSCO offers, you may change to one of the other medical/dental plans during the annual enrollment period which is two weeks in November each year. Once you change your medical or dental plan or both to another medical/dental plan, your new coverage becomes effective the following January. •New Dependents To have coverage from the time you acquire a new dependent, you must enroll him or her within 31 days following the date you acquire the new dependent. Coverage becomes...
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...Keynesianism: collectivism and personnel management HRM in practice 1.1: A new role for HR professionals Neo-liberalism: individualism and HRM Management and HRM The meaning of ‘human resource’ The meaning of ‘management’ The nature of the employment relationship Scope and functions of HRM Theoretical perspectives on HRM HRM in practice 1.2: Twenty-first-century senior HR leaders have a changing role The Fombrun, Tichy and Devanna model of HRM The Harvard model of HRM The Guest model of HRM The Warwick model of HRM The Storey model of HRM HRM and globalization: The HRM model in advancing economies? Ulrich’s strategic partner model of HRM Studying HRM Critique and paradox in HRM viii contents ix Case study: Canterbury Hospital Summary, Vocab checklist for ESL students, Review questions and Further reading to improve your mark 33 34 37 37 37 38 38 39 41 44 44 45 46 48 50 52 54 55 56 56 58 60 62 65 66 69 69 69 70 70 71 72 72 73 73 74 77 78 80 81 88 92 2 corporate strategy and strategic HRM John Bratton Outline Objectives Introduction Strategic management Model of strategic management Hierarchy of strategy Ethics and corporate social responsibility Business ethics Corporate social responsibility HRM in practice 2.1: Killer chemicals and greased palms Exploring corporate sustainability Strategic HRM HRM and globalization: Business urged to keep on eco-track HRM in practice...
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...Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Industry Analyses 4 Definition of the Business 5 Purpose of the Business 6 Map into the future 6 Supporting growth and securing funds (Attracting Investors) 6 Management of cash flow 6 Attract and Motivate Employees 7 Business Feasibility 8 Justification of the Business 9 Economic Benefits 9 Social Benefits 9 Personal Benefits 9 Organization and Management 11 Mission Statement 11 Everybody’s Bookstore Mission Statement 11 Cooperate Goals 12 Managerial Competence 12 Organizational Chart 13 Everybody’s Bookstore Organization Chart 14 General Manager 14 Financial Controller 14 Marketing Manager 14 Human Resource Manager 15 Human Resource Management 16 Recruitment and Selection 16 Training 17 Compensation 17 Performance Management 17 Conditions of Employment 18 Operational Considerations 19 Location 19 Layout of Store 19 Staff 19 Basic Operations 20 Utilities 20 Marketing Arrangements 22 Financial Considerations 23 Implementation Schedule 24 Appendix I 25 Appendix II 26 Appendix III 27 Appendix IV 28 Appendix V 29 Appendix VI 30 Appendix VII 31 References 34 Credits and Acknowledgements 35 Executive Summary Everyone's Bookstore is a start-up used book store in the Papine area of Kingston, Jamaica. The main goal of the company's management is to acquire local market share in the used book store industry through low prices, a dominant selection of products, a competitive variety of...
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...Report 2012 Inside 2 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 20 46 58 70 72 Message to Stakeholders Fast Facts The Nestlé Legacy Organisation Structure The Nestlé Creating Shared Value Strategy Engaging Our Stakeholders Governance Summary of Key Performance Data Our Respect and Care for the Community Our Commitment to the Environment Our People and the Workplace Our Consumers and the Marketplace Awards & Achievements GRI Standard Disclosures COVER: One of Nestlé Malaysia’s key successful rural development programmes has been its contract farming initiatives, where farmers are actively engaged to be part of the Nestlé supply chain. In February 2012, the Nestlé Paddy Club was introduced with the aim of increasing field productivity and lowering production costs, whilst reducing rice-farming’s environmental footprint, as well as enhancing overall farming safety aspects at the contract farms in Kedah. Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad 110925-W 16 1 Our Respect and Care for the Community 46 Our People and the Workplace 20 Our Commitment to the Environment At Nestlé, we believe that in order to create long-term value for our shareholders, we have to create value for society, subscribing to the view that corporate success and social development go hand in hand. 58 Our Consumers and the Marketplace 2 Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad 110925-W Message to Stakeholders Creating Shared Value (CSV) is at the core of our business. That is how our company started off, with our...
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...Business Responsibly Safeguarding the Planet H EALTHY FUTU R E S 2015 GOALS & PROG R E SS U.N. G LOBAL COM PACT DATA S U M MARY G R I I N DEX 2 Letter from Our Chairman & CEO 52 Labor Practices & Workforce Guide to the Icons 4 Successes & Challenges 55 Employee Retention, Development & Recruitment 9 Organizational Profile 58 Compensation 10 Report Profile 58 Diversity & Inclusion The icons below help to communicate the scope and boundary for each topic covered in our report. They represent the audience and locations throughout the world impacted by our business segments or enterprise. 11 Citizenship & Sustainability 59 Political Contributions, Public Policy & Lobbying Citizenship & Sustainability Strategy Our Strategic Framework 62 Intellectual Property 13 Our Citizenship & Sustainability Materiality Assessment Process 62 Stakeholder Engagement 15 Advancing Human Health & Well-Being 16 Global Health 18 Access to and Affordability of Health Care 21 Product Pipeline 22 R&D and Clinical Trials 24 Innovation 26 Market Access 27 Preventing Disease and Promoting Wellness 28 Leading a Dynamic & Growing Business Responsibly 29 Strategic Leadership 29 Quality & Safety of...
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...AN INSURANCE PROPOSAL PREPARED FOR: SKM Health Services, Inc. [pic] Top of Form Bottom of Form | | POLICY TERM 04/15/16 to 04/15/17 PRESENTED BY: James Singleton Master of Business Administration Certified Insurance Counselor Certified Professional Insurance Agent Certified Risk Manager Management Liability Insurance Specialist DISCLAIMER: COVERAGE SUMMARIES PROVIDED HEREIN ARE INTENDED AS AN OUTLINE OF COVERAGE ONLY. IN THE EVENT OF A LOSS, ALL TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS OF THE ACTUAL POLICIES WILL APPLY. | Our Story | ARTHUR J. GLATFELTER FOUNDER In 1968, while working with a prospective client, a local volunteer fire department, Art discovered a significantly underserved market. Since emergency service organizations were largely overlooked by the insurance industry at that time, Art interviewed every fire chief he could in order to gain a solid understanding of their needs. His findings became the foundation of VFIS, a division of GIG and the world’s leading provider of insurance, education, training and consulting products and services for emergency service organizations. The principles upon which Art built his insurance agency remain the foundation of Glatfelter Insurance...
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...The School Culture Attitudes and Beliefs Attitudes Toward Change Cultural Norms Cultural Norms that Facilitate School Improvement Relationships The term culture has been defined in various ways by many authors as discussed earlier in this paper. Here the culture of the school will be viewed as the existence of an interplay between three factors: the attitudes and beliefs of persons both inside the school and in the external environment, the cultural norms of the school, and the relationships between persons in the school. Each of these factors may present barriers to change or a bridge to long-lasting implementation of school improvement. It bears repeating, however, that the interrelatedness of these facets of the school most strongly affects the efforts of those seeking to improve schools. As Fullan (1991) notes, factors affecting implementation "form a system of variables that interact to determine success or failure" (p. 67). The Impact of Culture An examination of school culture is important because, as Goodlad's study (1984) points out, "alike as schools may be in many ways, each school has an ambience (or culture) of its own and, further, its ambience may suggest to the careful observer useful approaches to making it a better school" (p. 81). Krueger and Parish (1982), in their study of five districts implementing and then discontinuing programs, postulate that the key to program implementation and continuation is "the interactive relationships that teachers...
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...WORKING WITH ABUSED CHILDREN 1 / CHAPTER ONE The Abuse of Filipino Childr en Filipino families consider children as gifts from God (Bulatao 1975). They are persons who inspire love and affection and bring happiness and security in the twilight years of parents. Interestingly, children are seen as links to immortality because children pass on from one generation to another the family’s name, history, and heritage. Often, children are portrayed as being nurtured and properly attended to in their homes; however, Filipino children are not as secure and protected as they are ideally portrayed. The increasing number of street children who work on the streets or beg for alms from pedestrians and motorists belie such an idealized portrayal. Street children, among other things, are the most palpable reminder that all is not well with Filipino children. Reality reveals the many children who are denied even the most minimum of needs like food, love, nurturance, stability, security, and stimulating learning environment that will allow for their healthy development. Many Filipino children are rushed into maturity because early on in their lives, they are forced to contend with difficult problems and to take on adult roles and responsibilities. Media and popular and academic literature, more than any other time, has brought to our attention the plight of children, be they street children or not, who perform adult roles and who are in need of the basic components ...
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...8 21 28 36 49 51 65 67 70 74 77 77 78 Goal V: Achieve Rapid Learning and Technological Advancement 43 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 3 Introduction he technologies collectively known as health information technology (health IT) share a common attribute: they enable the secure collection and exchange of vast amounts of health data about individuals. The collection and movement of this data will power the health care of the future. Health IT has the potential to empower individuals and increase transparency; enhance the ability to study care delivery and payment systems; and ultimately achieve improvements in care, efficiency, and population health. However, these technologies – including electronic health records (EHRs), personal health records (PHRs), telehealth devices, remote monitoring technologies, and mobile health applications – are remarkably underutilized today. In 2010, only 25 percent of physician offices and 15 percent of acute care hospitals took advantage of EHRs. i...
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...Test Bank for Organization Development & Change Chapter 1 General Introduction to Organization Development Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following is included in the definition of OD? a. OD applies to an entire system b. OD is based on behavioral science knowledge c. OD is concerned with planned change d. OD encompasses strategy, structure, and process changes e. all of the above ANS: e 2. Organization development distinguishes itself from organization change and change management by which of the following characteristics? a. addressing the effective sequence of leadership issues that produce organization improvements b. focusing narrowly on cost, quality, and schedule c. focusing on the transfer of knowledge and skills to help the system manage future change d. taking a broadly focused approach that can apply to any kind of change e. none of the above ANS: c 3. Which of the following is not one of the “stems” of OD? a. laboratory training b. environmental analysis c. action research/survey feedback d. participative management and quality of work life e. strategic change ANS: b 4. The first “T-group” was formed a. to facilitate decision making b. to work on group projects c. to make the group more cohesive d. as people related to data about their own behavior ANS: d 5. The assumption underlying the use of survey feedback in OD is a. surveys are the best way to collect data b. surveys...
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...section Vi essay forms Many people use the term “essay” to mean any paper written for a class. In actuality, there are many different types of essays, each of which has a unique purpose, form, and style. We call these different types of essays “modes of discourse,” and they include expository, persuasive, and comparecontrast essays to name just a few. This section of the Guide has a dual purpose. First, various types of essays are described and suggestions are included about how to approach each particular type of writing. Second, the sample essays are good tools for you to see how these different essays look in their final form. These are not templates (no essay can be a carbon copy of another even in form), but they will give you a good idea of what a final piece of writing for each mode of discourse looks like. It would be advantageous to critically analyze the form and content of each sample against the instruction for how to write each type of essay. chapter 21 expository essays Jennifer propp An expository essay explains something using facts rather than opinions. The purpose of this type of essay is to inform an audience about a subject. It is not intended to persuade or present an argument of any kind. Writing this type of essay is a good way to learn about all the different perspectives on a topic. Many students use the expository essay to explore a variety of topics, and do so in a wide range of formats, including “process” and “definition”...
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...OVERVIEW UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET REQUEST APRIL 2013 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER) / CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Preface The Overview Book has been published as part of the President’s Annual Defense Budget for the past few years. This continues for FY 2014, but with modifications as proposed by congressional staff. From FY 1969 to FY 2005 OSD published the “Annual Defense Report” (ADR) to meet 10 USC Section 113 requirements. Starting with the President’s FY 2006 Budget, this report was no longer produced. Subsequently, the Overview began to fill this role. This year to ensure compliance with Section 113, new chapters are added to include reports from each Military Department on their respective funding, military mission accomplishments, core functions, and force structure. Key initiatives incorporated in the FY 2014 Defense budget. Our budget is formulated based on aligning program priorities and resources based on the President’s strategic guidance. This year’s budget involves key themes to: achieve a deeper program alignment of our future force structure with resource availability; maintain a mission ready force; continue to emphasize efficiencies by being even better stewards of taxpayer dollars; and continue to take care of our people and their families. Implementing Defense Strategic Guidance. The FY 2014 budget request continues the force structure reductions made in the FY 2013 budget request. Following...
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...Human Resource Management (MGT501) VU MGT - 501 T his subject/course is designed to teach the basic principles of Human Resource Management (HRM) to diverse audience/students, including those who are studying this as a supporting subject for their bachelor degree program. This course is designed to provide you the foundations of HRM whether you intend to work in HRM or not, most of these elements will affect you at some point in your career. Either you will be working with some organizations or having people working for you, in both cases you will be dealing with people. To be understandable and lively means that we need to communicate you. We start every chapter with learning objectives. The most important thing you will get out of this course are the basic skills required to succeed in today’s environment which are, you must be able to communicate, think creatively, plan effectively and deal with people. Copyright © Virtual University of Pakistan 1 Human Resource Management (MGT501) INTRODUCTION TO HRM After studying this chapter, students should be able to understand the following: Describe HRM? Explain why are we concerned about HRM? Discuss Road-map of HRM VU Lesson 1 LESSON OVERVIEW This chapter introduces the students with the basic concepts of the human resource management (HRM). During the lecture, we will be discussing the three main things, i.e. the introduction to HRM, the importance of HRM, and a brief discussion of the Resource topics...
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...Human Resource Management (MGT501) VU MGT - 501 T his subject/course is designed to teach the basic principles of Human Resource Management (HRM) to diverse audience/students, including those who are studying this as a supporting subject for their bachelor degree program. This course is designed to provide you the foundations of HRM whether you intend to work in HRM or not, most of these elements will affect you at some point in your career. Either you will be working with some organizations or having people working for you, in both cases you will be dealing with people. To be understandable and lively means that we need to communicate you. We start every chapter with learning objectives. The most important thing you will get out of this course are the basic skills required to succeed in today’s environment which are, you must be able to communicate, think creatively, plan effectively and deal with people. Copyright © Virtual University of Pakistan 1 Human Resource Management (MGT501) INTRODUCTION TO HRM After studying this chapter, students should be able to understand the following: Describe HRM? Explain why are we concerned about HRM? Discuss Road-map of HRM VU Lesson 1 LESSON OVERVIEW This chapter introduces the students with the basic concepts of the human resource management (HRM). During the lecture, we will be discussing the three main things, i.e. the introduction to HRM, the importance of HRM, and a brief discussion of the Resource topics...
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