Ergonomics has taken over the office world today as ergonomic chairs, desks, keyboards, mouse pads, monitor arms, reading boards, lighting, and cushions have flooded the market. Ergonomic furnishings come with the promise of a more productive, more energetic, more comfortable, and healthier work environment. But what exactly is ergonomics and why has this latest office trend generated so much hype?
Category Archives: Human Resources
On March 21st, Xenium’s President, Anne Donovan, participated in an HR panel discussion following the awards ceremony. Below are the questions and answers from the event:
How do you make sure managers have the tools and education they need?
According to the National Sleep Foundation, adults should aim for 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night, yet a CDC study found that 40 million workers get fewer than six hours of sleep per night. Research has shown that a lack of sleep may be associated with decreased productivity, an inability to remember information, an increased risk of accidents, diabetes, heart problems and weight gain. Setting a routine sleep schedule may be the answer to assuring an appropriate amount of sleep is reached on a regular basis.
Each year, Xenium’s partner, PayScale surveys thousands of HR and business leaders on the workforce and compensation trends they’ve experienced in the previous year. Below is an infographic and a summary of those results.
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Over 4,300 executives and HR professionals from all company sizes and industries completed the survey for the PayScale and Inc. Magazine’s 2013 Compensation Best Practices Report. Although the report has not been released to the public, here is a sneak peek at some of the contents:
Love may be in the air during Valentine’s day, but this day can also be a reminder of what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior in the workplace.
Here are some great resources on relationships and inappropriate behavior in the workplace:
Globoforce and the Society of Human Resource Management team up twice a year to conduct a survey with the goal of assessing workforce challenges, strategies, and opportunities from the perspective of HR professionals.
How many people wake up in the morning and look forward to coming to work? Do you? Do your employees?
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, enacted just over four years ago, intended to take on the issue of the gender gap in pay. Leleh Hassibi, of PayScale, summarizes the Act nicely in an article on January 29th.