Cybersecurity has been a hot topic of discussion for businesses in the last few years, thanks to infamous data breaches like the incident with Target in 2014 or Experian in 2017. One of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind is...
An employee wellness program has a lot of benefits for your company. Healthier employees miss fewer days at work, are less likely to spread illness, and are overall more productive. Not only that, they’re more likely to stick with your...
If you run a small business, you may be familiar with the term ergonomic workstations but have wondered what it meant. Simply put, ergonomics pertains to how a workplace environment is designed so that it benefits its workers as well...
When you’re out on a construction job site all day, every day, it can be difficult to make sure that your health stays at the top of your priority list. Still, you don’t want to start racking up sick days...
There’s nothing more frustrating than the feeling that morale is decreasing at your construction business. You can tell that employees simply don’t want to be at work. They’re in bad moods much of the time, communication is down, and you’re...
Construction site safety is a hot topic of conversation lately. Everyone seems to have something to say about how to accomplish it if the number of articles and blog posts published online are any indication. From must-implement procedures to DIY...
Onboarding new employees is often a time-consuming process. Even if you hire workers who have been in construction for years, they still have to learn the specific procedures that are unique to your business. Employees who aren’t given time and...
Unemployment claims can quickly become a drain on your business’s finances. You do your best to treat your employees fairly. Chances are if you’ve had to fire or lay off employees, it’s for a good reason. Still, if you want to...
The 2017 Employee Financial Wellness Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) found that 53% of employees are stressed about their financial situation, and only 45% say they would be able to meet their basic expenses if they were unemployed for an extended time. Their...
Nobody wants to get the flu, do they? If others around you are sick, however, it may seem like a foregone conclusion. It’s only a matter of time, right? Wrong. There are steps you can take to help you get through the...
Communication is how we send and receive messages or, in other words, the exchanging of information. Workplace communication is the process of exchanging information, both verbal and non-verbal, within an organization. Communication occurs in various forms via emails, texts, tweets,...
As an employer, you never want to go through the nightmare of employees being injured at your workplace. Unfortunately, accidents sometimes happen at work and especially at construction sites. When they do occur, it’s important to handle workers’ compensation claims correctly....
