Our Workplace Wellness Blog
This is our little spot for collecting new and interesting items of note in the areas of workplace wellness, including health and safety, employee engagement, and workplace interaction (conflict management, team-building, etc.). We'll also be tracking business issues that impact on employee morale and their general mental health and well-being.
Please note: We have begun to compile the current HR & wellness-related event listings on a separate Events page.
Recent Posts:
Body art at the workplace
What do people have to say about tattoos in the workplace?Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-03-09 11:53:31
Ministry of Labor launches New Online Workplace Tool
New online workplace tool informs people about musculoskeletal disorders.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-26 13:42:26
Workplace Friendships: Good for Morale, Bad for Productivity
Survey explores workplace friendships.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-24 14:59:41
Five Strategies for Dealing with Workplace Depression
Combating and preventing depression in the workplacePosted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-23 16:41:21
Productivity may slump but some companies embrace Olympics as morale booster
Organizations embrace Olympic craze.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-22 13:16:56
Flexibility in workplace boosts employee health--study
Study: Making employees happy.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-19 22:22:22
Supportive workplace key to mental health
CAMH study: helping employees overcome a mental illness.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-18 16:01:21
New Report Address Work-Life Conflict Across Income Levels
Report analyzes work-life conflict.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-17 22:28:27
Workplaces should prepare for crush of online Olympic viewing: experts
IT experts warn workplaces to prepare for online Olympic viewing by employees.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-16 15:23:37
Top Three Myths about Workplace Injuries
False beliefs around workplace injuries.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-12 11:16:11
Love in the Workplace OK with Co-workers as Long as There Aren't Any Negative Vibes
Workplace romances are okay with employees as long as productivity is the same.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-10 14:58:04
NEDIC Launches Campaign Against Media Images
Media images and eating disorders.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-09 15:15:59
Snitch, snoop and sabotage: The Canadian way in the workplace, eh
A study revealing the extent employees go to in order to get ahead in the workplace.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-09 14:57:25
Four-in-ten say they don't fit in at workplace
Study exploring workers fitting in at workplacePosted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-08 14:52:20
Nurses say violence `part of the job`
Study reveals workplace violence nurses experience.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-03 22:30:13
Role overload takes toll at Ottawa hospitals, study says
Study reveals details about health care workers’ wellbeing.Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-02 16:05:39
Ontario has ignored criminal dimension of workplace safety
Province strangely reluctant to utilize Criminal Code against negligent employersPosted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-01 12:00:39
Multiple studies show: a sedentary lifestyle is deadly
After four hours of sitting, genes regulating glucose and fat start shutting down and exercise after the fact may not correct it fullyPosted by: gisela on 2010-02-01 02:25:06
Scaffold deaths prompt probe of workplace safety laws
Panel of safety experts, labour groups, employers and academics to recommend changes by next fallPosted by: suhujitha on 2010-01-29 23:42:53
Construction workers at high risk
With 21 killed in 2009 at Ontario job sites, critics renew calls for tougher legislationPosted by: suhujitha on 2010-01-26 16:15:05
