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October 21, 2024Anyone who knows me would be quite shocked that I'm willing to admit to being an "older" worker, but in this case, there is a reason.
It is my admiration for this younger generation, that I feel is already changing the rules of the workplace, that I'm willing to 'fess up.
Throughout my career, prior to Covid, I would never think of taking a sick day unless I truly couldn't lift my head. I'm not sure exactly why. Does my generation believe that you just work through whatever circumstances befall you? Do we feel that we would be letting our company down? Or did we want to save time off for vacations?
One thing we didn't consider was work-life balance. But this generation does, and I applaud them for it.
A recent survey from Dayforce, found that in 2023 compared to 2019, sick leave increased 55%. Driving that number up were employees -
October 21, 2024In 2022, the National Safety Council (NSC) created the MSD Pledge. The pledge is a global employer-led movement to reduce musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk and injuries by 25% by 2025.
One of the first companies to sign this was Schneider Electric. In a recent article on NSC, Kathleen Spanjer, the company's North American ergonomics subject matter expert and safety support, global supply chain, said the company's goal over the next three years is to cut their medical incident rate of MSDs in half. The reason for this focus, notes Spanjer, is that while the company's number of lacerations, fractures and electrical events have gone down, MSDs, have unfortunately risen.
Discussing how they will achieve this goal, Spanjer explains that one of the core tenets of the pledge is to share learnings that improve safety practices. Heare are a couple of these best practices.
(The following is an excerpt from the article.)
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