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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Healthy workplace best for bottom line Halifax Metro News article on The benefits of putting in wellness programs in the workplace. An economic downturn makes many companies believe that it would not be wise to invest in a wellness program. However, it is important to keep the workplace psychologically healthy and the benefits to employers and staff are numerous. Mentally healthy employees are more productive, take fewer sick days, and it reduces turnover and decreases the cost of recruitment. With the word layoff often heard in Canada, employees are under a great deal of stress both at home and in the workplace. One affects the other and vice versa, creating a snowball effect. Some easy to implement ideas to improved your workplace conditions include: open-door policies, seeking employee feedback, and offering flextime. An example: The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia offers a lunch and learn series on health and wellness, flextime and summer hours, professional leave, and helps workers quit smoking. The college also offers free and confidential psychological services, tuition reimbursement, fitness allowances, and cross-training opportunities. When employers invest in their employees, employees feel motivated and dedicated to work harder in order to thank their organization for their generosity, and when employees are motivated and dedicated there is an improvement in productivity. Read more here Posted by: suhujitha on 2009-02-05 11:11:58 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Other posts tagged productivity, wellness programs, investments, healthy workplace: · [Jealousy and envy at work are different in men and women] · [Taking a vacation from email decrease stress, increase concentration] · [In certain jobs supervisor support can reduce absenteeism] · [Understanding working memory: A wandering mind reveals mental processes and priorities] · [Switch to daylight saving time leads to cyberloafing at the office] · [Offering support is the best medicine for a stressed worker] · [Stress and burnout in the ICU: who is at risk and how to alleviate it] · [Researchers identify risk factors associated with development of different burnout types] · [Men who flirt at work are generally less happy with their job] · [Even minor levels of depression associated with reduced employee productivity] · [The rewards of doing something] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work People who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivation Posted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships How internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settings Posted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety People make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around them Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to health Greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection The more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went down Posted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment. Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? The RCMP, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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