For years we’ve seen legions of Japanese workers doing their morning exercises together at work. They’ve been far ahead of the US in workplace health and wellness awareness. Fortunately, it looks like we’re starting to get serious about wellness at work and I think it’s important that your small business keeps up with the trend. […]
It’s cold and flu season. Yikes! It seems so many people are suffering, and the experts say this year is once again, going to be a bad one. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) predicts direct costs relating to the flu will cost businesses more than $10 billion and that number increases significantly when you […]
As a small business owner, you have a pretty good idea of what you’re required to do, by law, as an employer. Hopefully, you understand your parameters when it comes to hiring, firing, and promoting. What you may not know, however, is what you don’t have to do under federal law. Isn’t it time you […]
Calling in sick? Something I’ve rarely done in my career. In fact, once when I was an executive in the corporate world, the head of HR asked me to leave because I was too sick to be at work. Turned out I had a temperature of 103 and walking pneumonia. Not the smartest thing I’d […]
It’s cold and flu season — one of the worst on record. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) anticipates the flu will cost businesses more than $10 billion in direct costs this year, and when you consider the costs of lost productivity, that number number soars even higher. If you want to protect your small business from the affects of the cold and flu, encourage your employees to stay home when they’re sick.