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Health Status of Migrant Workers in Canada
April 18, 2011 International migrant workers entering Canada generally arrive healthy, but their low-skilled occupations may put them at risk of health issues and they may face barriers to health care, a new ... > full story -
High-Deductible Health Plans Pose No Special Risks to the Medically Vulnerable, Study Finds
April 18, 2011 People who are medically vulnerable -- those with low incomes or chronic health problems -- who enroll in high-deductible health plans are at no more risk for cutting back on needed health care than ... > full story -
Compassion, Not Sanctions, Is Best Response to Workplace Anger
April 14, 2011 Challenging traditional views of workplace anger, a new article suggests that even intense emotional outbursts can prove beneficial if responded to with ... > full story -
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Flexible Schedules, Results-Oriented Workplaces Reduce Work-Family Conflict and Turnover
April 6, 2011 New research finds that a workplace environment that allows employees to change when and where they work, based on their individual needs and job responsibilities, positively affects the work-family ... > full story -
Got Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed? Your Work Will Show It
April 4, 2011 A new study of telephone customer service representatives shows just how important it is for employees to start the workday in a good mood. Researchers found that employees' moods when they clocked ... > full story -
Out of Work? Your Resume Is No Good Here: Unemployed Americans Face Discrimination, Study Finds
April 1, 2011 Through a series of simple experiments, researchers found that unemployed Americans face discrimination that is unrelated to their skills or conditions of ... > full story -
Engineer Studies How to Reduce Impact of Power Tools Vibrations
March 31, 2011 The study of work-vibrations exposure is a relatively new in North America, although it has been a subject of significance in ... > full story -
Largest Study of High-Deductible Health Plans Finds Savings, Less Preventive Care
March 25, 2011 A study of more than 800,000 US families finds that high-deductible health plans significantly cut health care spending, but also prompt patients to cut back on preventive health care such as ... > full story -
Trust, Clarity and Openness in the Workplace
March 2, 2011 In times of uncertainty, employers should engage more openly with their staff and drop the jargon to improve communication and allow feedback, according to a new ... > full story -
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Higher Job Performance Linked to People Who Are More Honest and Humble
March 1, 2011 The more honesty and humility an employee may have, the higher their job performance, as rated by the employees' supervisor. A new study that found the honesty-humility personality trait was a unique ... > full story
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