Balance work and family commitments

Article Abstract:

Readers of Personnel Journal were invited to offer solutions to a problem involving an employee with a heavy workload who did not want to participate in company-sponsored training if it would cut into the time spent with his daughter. Four of the five executives who responded said that it was the company's responsibility to help the employee find a way to receive training without sacrificing his family life. If training is work-related, then the company should conduct the training sessions on company time. Not only will this help the employee, but it will also send the message to other workers that the company understands their need for a balanced work/family life. One of the respondents placed the responsibility of finding a solution to the employee. He said that the employee should be willing to make a small sacrifice in exchange for the benefits of training.

Case studies, Employee training, Work and family

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Benefit from ergonomics assessment

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Two experts gave their recommendations as to how the human resources department can improve the ergonomic environment in the workplace. Mattel Inc.'s Steve Hollingsworth says the first step is to introduce a proactive initiative that specifically focuses on ergonomics. An in-house ergonomic committee should be composed of representatives from different departments, including HR, safety and health, risk management, facilities, loss-control expert and ergonomic expert. The next step involves assessment of the ergonomic environment before submitting a needs assessment or formal recommendation. Robert Bettendorf of the Institute for Office Ergonomics, on the other hand, emphasizes the need for a consensus on the effort. Like Hollingsworth, he also feels that training is needed to develop awareness of ergonomics issues in the workplace.

Management, Ergonomics

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