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... x No Thanks Loading.. Help Your Employees Help Themselves 3/9 /2015 by Don Phin This content has not been rated yet. HELP YOUR EMPLOYEES HELP THEMSELVES by Don Phin More and more employers are discovering the advantages of helping employees through today's rough times. Don Phin explains how Employment Assistance Programs (EAPs) and Dependent Care Services can provide unique value-added benefits for both you and your employees. EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Today's employers face more workforce challenges than ever — many of them because of problems that employees face in their personal lives. Employee Assistance Programs can help. EAPs provide face-to-face clinical counseling for such issues as relationship concerns, family problems, stress, workplace problems, and alcohol/chemical dependency. These programs also provide telephone consultations and information for such life-management issues' as financial ... , finding providers for child or elder care, tax issues, legal advice, organizing personal affairs, and pre-retirement planning. The information that employees share with an EAP is strictly confidential and not shared with the employer. Considering the fact that substance abuse alone costs businesses more than $120 billion a year in lost productivity, an EAP program can be highly cost effective. EAPs have led to significant reductions in use of sickness benefits, work-related accidents, Workers Compensation claims, and employee conflict. The three largest EAP providers are: Magellan ( www.magellan.com ), with 14 million total lives covered, ComPsych Corp ( compsych.com ), with 7 million total lives covered, and CIGNA ( www.cignabehavioral.com ), with 4 million total lives covered. DEPENDENT CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS Increasing demand for child and elder care has ...
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... . Handling Stress Organizational interventions include: Providing a safe environment Improving communication Including employees in decision making Assessing and modifying the job Developing peer support groups, quality circles, etc. Coping strategies include: Avoidance and escape Hobbies and recreation Reading and music Emotional discharge: drinking heavily, smoking, abusing drugs, overeating Social support and supportive relationships Relaxation Assertiveness training Off-the-wall behavior Self control Exercise Lifestyle management Humor Employee assistance programs Worker Empowerment Giving employees the authority to make their own decisions and perform their own tasks is crucial to maintaining their well-being. Freedoms characteristic of a good job include: self-paced work, participation in decision making (planning, problem solving, and working methods), influence on production quantity and quality, control over hours and rest breaks, and ability to move around physically. The Dilemma of ... x No Thanks Loading.. Stress In The Workplace 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Bill Grieb This content has not been rated yet. STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE by Bill Grieb We spend a major portion of our adult lives at work. Work can be both rewarding and stressful. Occupational stress is frequently associated with poor mental health, such as depression, breakdown, and psychosocial disability-as well as with cardiac disease, absenteeism, low productivity, alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence, and divorce. Stress results from the individual worker's reaction to a variety of factors. High-stress jobs are often characterized as having high psychological demand and low decision latitude. The personality of the individual and his family and social situation positively or negatively affect the impact of these factors. Studies show that workers ...
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... x No Thanks Loading.. Develop a Telephone Prospecting System for Amazing Results 2/20/2018 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Kris Woods This content has not been rated yet. After an automated sales center is up and running, it's up to producers to act on the qualified leads that the sales center coordinator, assistant, and support staff have worked on. Prospecting is an old term; replace it with "business development." Business development requires a positive attitude, confidence, and discipline. The business development mind-set can be picked up by anyone who has a desire to step to the front line and just do what must be done. Commit to a business development plan of action, then organize and follow through. For example, track the logical order of the following scenario: A ... couples in your neighborhood for years packaging their Homeowners and Auto coverages. This creative packaging allows a lot of insurance dollars to stay in your pocket with no reduction in the protection that gives you peace of mind. Try the following for Life insurance: Our agency has a dynamic Mortgage Term policy that allows you to receive all of your insurance dollars back if you pay off the home. Many people live to pay mortgages and have commented that the return of premium coupled with the peace of mind makes the idea well worth their time. Scripts are tools to use when speaking not only to the decision-maker, but to the gatekeeper as well. Don't use a script with a gatekeeper before determining that the gatekeeper is authorized to question you. If he/she only takes messages for the decision-maker, ...
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... x No Thanks Loading.. First Aid 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Bill Grieb This content has not been rated yet. FIRST AID by Bill Grieb This article discusses medical assistance and first aid requirements. GISO 2400 requirements are listed at the end. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Employers who are not near an infirmary, clinic, or hospital should have someone on-site trained in first aid, backed by medical personnel readily available for advice and consultation. Written procedures should be developed for medical emergencies. It is essential that first aid supplies are available to the trained medical personnel, that emergency phone numbers are placed in conspicuous places near or on telephones, and that prearranged ambulance services are available for any emergency. FIRST AID KITS Every organization should have a first aid kit available. It does not ... first aid kit designed by Howard Burkhart to meet the needs of an office of up to 50 people. The kit costs $148. It is a heavy-gauge two-shelf steel-welded cabinet, 15 X 10 X 5 inches, finished with acid- and rust-resistant enamel. PERSONAL PROTECTION Employees exposed to accidental chemical splashes, falling objects, flying particles, unknown atmospheres with inadequate oxygen or toxic gases, fires, live electrical wiring, or similar emergencies need personal protective equipment, including: Safety glasses, goggles, or face shields for eye protection Hard hats and safety shoes Properly selected and fitted respirators Whole body coverings, gloves, hoods, and boots Body protection for abnormal environmental conditions such as extreme temperatures EMERGENCY RESPONSE HANDBOOK SIC has developed a 130-page emergency response handbook that provides emergency first aid guidelines and 60 emergency ...
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...ned as earning a high standard of living for as long as the principal remains ...mething more than a high standard of living through self-employment. Value in ...
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... catastrophes an area of concern — until disaster strikes close to home. This is all the more surprising because agents are in the business of selling protection! To help the cause, Grace Bauer has provided an agency checklist of what needs to be done before and after a catastrophe, together with other areas to consider. BEFORE THE DISASTER Establish agreements with other insurance agencies for support; Contact associations for assistance; Determine cash necessary; Discuss possible cash flow after a disaster; Prepare computer areas: Generator, automation vendor catastrophe plans, UPS system, terminals, backup, backup storage, and powering-down instructions; Secure all files; Organize employee assistance: Relocation, additional supplies, handicapped employees, people who live within walking distance of the office, out-of-state relatives, evacuation routes, transportation needs, and ... ; Coordinate personnel duties; Seek temporary employees; Schedule coverage review workshops with staff; Review facility catastrophe plans; power, telephone, and water; Schedule fire drills; Coordinate with insurance companies: Communication, binding authority, special catastrophe information, adjusters, draft authority, status reports, and tracking systems; Plan for notification of insureds: Documentation, brochure, letter/bulletin/newsletter, and walk-ins; Plan for down mail service; Write possible news release; Set continued update meetings with staff; Plan for supplies: Emergency, office, claims, staff; Organize telephones: Phone system, listings, local phone vendor, isolated/dedicated lines, manual phones, forwarding phones, faxes, and cell phones; and Clear work areas. AFTER THE DISASTER Restore building: Electricity and repairs ...