DisAbility & Health Management Solutions Communiqué - January 2013 Happy New Years! Here are some simple solutions on how to become a leader in workplace health. 1. Get ahead of your disability claims The best way to get ahead of your disability claims is to ensure your policies and procedures accurately reflect your strategies to minimize absenteeism. In my opinion, the main reason why [...]
I have found over the years, for some odd reason, the absenteeism rates reduce significantly before the Festive Holidays. Maybe everyone is intent on getting away from hanging lights, baking, wrapping gifts or shopping. Sounds like a deterrence but don’t let this fool you. Historically, the New Year gets most companies back on track when it comes to employee absenteeism. January and February are [...]
The second largest complete system of medicine in the world today is Homeopathy (first is Traditional Chinese Medicine). Fortunately there is a growing trend towards natural medicine such as Homeopathy, unfortunately, not many people know about it. So what does it do? As a homeopath, we stay away from the word ‘cure’. It gets us into a lot of trouble with those not so [...]
Tis the season where everyone is in a hurry to get from one place to another, buying gifts for all their loved ones and friends, and eventually making it to the grocery store for the perfect festive meals. I’m guilty like so many others. However, those of us that work full time and try to manage these additional errands want to pull our hair out [...]
English: Holistic health, body, mind, heart, soul (Photo credit: Wikipedia) TRY A NATURAL REMEDY THIS YEAR VERSUS A PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG! If you are the kind of person that always gets sick this time of the year (under the weather), be prepared to fight off the symptoms with a natural remedy. Not sure what to pick? I would suggest you visit your local health food [...]
Well, with the party in downtown Toronto late Sunday night, I’m sure a few people called in sick on Monday! Lots of cheering, drinking and craziness going on but a good time was had by all that attended the Grey Cup. Unfortunately the entertainment had a lot to be desired, but we survived the oh too young artists and some older ones such as [...]
Who would have ever thought that buying tickets one year ago would lead to watching the Toronto Argonauts in the 100th Grey Cup – in Toronto, no less! My son is still extremely excited as I was a year ago but today I’m not so sure….too many people, craziness, noise (where is my hearing protection!) I’m packing to head down for the weekend in Toronto, but with the snow…. [...]
The standards regarding Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace, according to the OOHNA Journal, Fall 2012 edition, is the first of its kind in the world! Although, this is considered to be voluntary (so far), it does provide a template for employers in Canada to address mental health issues, a topic we seem to be hearing more and more about. This is not [...]
My son Colin, who is an amazing Artist, has decided to join the Army – wanted to do so since the age of 16. I’ve watched this rather slow governmental process come to fruition – he’s just waiting for the phone call at this point ( which we hoped would be after the Grey Cup, since we have great seats for the game). For [...]
Communiqué - November 2012 Do you want to become a leader in workplace health? Are you ready for the release of the National Standard of Canada Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace? Has your organization realigned itself to manage the true cause of absenteeism? With the rising costs of healthcare benefits and absenteeism, addressing disability claims should NOT be your primary solution. In [...]