Recruiting and Hiring – Inclusivity
We all have biases–to eliminate bias in your hiring process requires education, preparation and new insights and changes for all who are involved in the recruiting and hiring process. Tips: Check job descriptions for wording that is exclusive. In job postings and descriptions, use a broad set of criteria to determine whether someone is the […]
Safety
Emphasizing workplace safety can show employees they are valued as well as reduce reduce injuries and absenteeism. Employee safety can extend beyond the laws and regulations that most employers consider. Workplace accident prevention, investigation and reporting system Sincerely encouraging reporting of accidents provides a clear system for communicating about and correcting causes of accidents. […]
Strategy and Organizational Identity – Inclusivity
An inclusive workplace can expand your pool of potential employees, help with retention, and offer richer, multi-perspective workplace collaborations and decision-making. Diversity relates to many aspects: gender, age, culture, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, history of substance abuse disorder or other diseases, etc. Inclusivity is about more than diversifying your workforce; an inclusive workplace embraces […]
Planning & Strategies for Greening
Where to start? Reduce waste? Energy efficiency? Carbon emissions? An organization-wide assessment is the first step toward launching initiatives for waste, energy or water reduction. Tips: Decide what criteria you will use to determine priorities (e.g., lowest cost, easiest to implement, most wide-ranging impact). Once priorities are established, begin with baseline measurements (of waste, energy […]
Physical Health
Helping employees improve and maintain their physical health can reduce chronic illness and absenteeism, lower health care costs and bolster their well-being, according to some studies. From hosting an annual wellness fair for your employees and community to scheduled stretch breaks, there are many tools small businesses can use. Also, the State’s worksite wellness program […]
Mental/Emotional Health
Supporting your employees’ mental and emotional health can generate better workplace interactions, decision-making and productivity. Providing support may also alleviate the burden for supervisors and HR professionals who support employees’ emotional and mental needs. Most of all, encouraging work/life balance as part of your workplace culture can be a very important underpinning for supporting employee wellness. […]
Cars/Vans
Carpools or vanpools can reduce employee expenses for commuting, and even small organizations can subscribe to CarShare or find other ways to share cars/vans or carpools/vanpools with other organizations. When you provide employees with information and resources, including the Go! Vermont carpool app and info on Carshare Vermont, you can help them save on transportation […]