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Bringing your dog to work can promote wellbeing and productivity

HR Digest

allow employees to take their dogs to work, according to the Society of Human Resource Management – up from 4 percent in 2014. The benefits go far beyond reducing stress, Randolph Barker, business professor at VCU and lead author on the study, said. Coffee and canines make the workplace go around. Having a ruff day?

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Workers’ Compensation

Strategy Driven

For example, repetitive stress injuries and chemical exposures may cause job-related injuries and illnesses. To start the claim process , injuries must be immediately reported to supervisors, human resources or a company representative in verbal and/or written formats. To be covered, an injury must occur on the job.

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How to Design a Corporate Wellness Plan That Actually Works

Harvard Business Review

Health assessments typically involve asking employees questions about modifiable risks, such as smoking behavior, physical inactivity, poor diet, and high stress levels. A company like Dow Chemical is a success story in this way. Administering health risk assessments only. Asking for help.