Upcoming Webcasts

Encourage workforce Health, Wellness and Safety and promote a healthy, dynamic workforce. The outcome of these programs are easily determined by assessing decreases in lost-time injuries, improvements in sick days and other measurable data points. These programs tend to pay for themselves very rapidly. If you are considering running a Health, Wellness or Safety Incentive Program or are already running one to mixed results, this webinar is for you. The first half of the session will cover industry trends, best practices and updates on government rulings that may affect your programs. In the second half of the webinar, you will hear, first-hand, how Airgas East made their safety program a success.

Workplace mental health issues present significant costs to Canadian businesses. Estimates are as much as $1,494 per person per year. How much does that add up to at your organization? These costs are not obvious, and are hidden in places like turnover, drug plans, absence, disability claims and presenteeism. However, they can be tackled while also improving employee engagement—if you have an integrative mental health program.

Whether your goal is to understand the impact of the recently released National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, to develop a new strategy and plan or to improve what you are doing now, this webinar will provide the guidance you are looking for. Three industry experts will demonstrate how an approach that is measurable, integrative and flexible is able to deliver financial ROI and employee engagement.

Our presenters will identify successful approaches to identifying risks, building a business case, increasing leadership awareness and developing and training people managers and employees. During this webinar you’ll have an opportunity to compare your mental health readiness to the average of your competitors—getting instant, confidential results—with Morneau Shepell’s free Mental Health Pulse Check tool.

We often get requests for information on how to manage difficult people. Our work environment inevitably creates conflict situations on a daily basis. Conflict can be about the work (e.g. my approach versus yours, schedules, priorities) or about relationships (e.g. I don’t trust you, your style is different than mine). Conflict can be a source of creative solutions... but only if people understand both the value of conflict and how to resolve it. Join us to learn how you naturally respond to conflict and how you can leverage conflict for win-win outcomes.

Say “Goodbye” to anxiety when conflict arises!! As women we have an underutilized resource that can be leveraged to improve safety and environmental performance—our feminine energy that projects caring and empathy. These are key to preventing and resolving conflict.

Research consistently shows that women have leadership strengths and frequently receive higher performance reviews than men. Yet many women in EHS express frustration that their observations, opinions and ideas are not taken seriously, even in areas as basic as safety design for women’s bodies.

Now be honest ... not one woman in EHS can honestly say they don't experience conflict with co- workers and business associates. Do you understand the cause of conflicts in starting new programs, implementing solutions or finishing projects? If you're concerned with these questions ... or your response to these questions ... you're not alone.

Our webinar is strongly recommended for any woman in EHS who faces more work in less time and higher expectations from top management.

In this fast-moving, informative and entertaining session, get the “why” and the “how” on worksite wellness. Come away with useful takeaways that can be applied immediately toward any worksite wellness initiative – whether you are just getting started or already have a robust worksite wellness program in place. After participating in this session, you’ll have what you need to convince senior leaders that worksite wellness is one of the best ways to mitigate costs AND enhance productivity. To ensure real results, you’ll come away with helpful tips to move any worksite wellness program from a “check the box” program to an “out of the box” program to achieve maximum benefits.

If OSHA has fallen off your radar screen, it is time to put it back on. Over the past two years, OSHA has been changing, and more changes are on the way. Employers in all industries are seeing a continued shift away from the government’s recent emphasis on cooperative efforts with employers to a more aggressive enforcement approach.

This presentation will briefly review the essential elements of OSHA compliance and an effective workplace safety and health program, with an eye to preparing for increased civil and criminal enforcement, as well as the use of safety issues to unions and a growing group of whistleblowers. The presentation will also explain how, when used properly, safety compliance can be a “profit center” and not another administrative cost.

This program is taught by a safety expert with over 18 years of professional speaking and training. The information should be shared with employees on all levels. The cost and financial impact of victimization strikes the bottom line of companies of all sizes. When employees are victimized, they miss work for medical appointments, sick days, court appearances, filing police reports, counseling and many do not return to work.

Prevention and awareness training is the key to showing employees that their safety is important, on and off the clock. It shows that employers care about them.

Participants will learn how to "not look like a victim". Implement a Safety Plan. Trust your instinct. Focus on raising your awareness level. Learn about ways you can prevent crime. Educate yourself about safety and security tools. This program will help empower you to take control of your safety and security.

Under health care reform, voluntary benefits will play an increasingly important role in many employers’ benefits strategies. Many employers will shift toward providing only bare-bones core medical coverage and transferring more responsibility for additional coverage to the employee via voluntary benefits offerings. In this webinar, you'll learn how employers are reacting in different ways to changes under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and how voluntary benefits could help you react seamlessly to these changes. We'll outline key ingredients for a successful voluntary benefit program, commonly offered voluntary benefits, and ways that voluntary benefits can solve employers' and workers' headaches under health care reform.

Many people may think that because there is high unemployment and lots of good people out of work during these challenging economic times that the talent shortage is over. The truth is the talent shortage is actually getting worse. There are a lot of people out of work, but companies and organizations are still in dire need of the right kind of talent. The larger demographic picture which includes an aging workforce and fewer young people moving into the workforce to replace them, has made the need to attract and retain the best talent even more critical than ever before. Tighter corporate budgets mean that the people who are working are under greater pressure with fewer resources. In order for a company or organization to sustain itself and be competitive in its market, it needs every person functioning at his or her optimal level. This means that they are healthy, creative, energetic, focused, passionate, and committed to what they do. They need to bring all their best ideas and work effectively and collaboratively together for the common good.

As 2014 approaches, every HR professional and employer is struggling to figure out how healthcare reform will impact their employees as well as their business. With all of the guidance that has been issued by the various agencies as well as the guidance that is still expected it is no wonder that this is one of the most stressful and confusing issues that many struggle with! This presentation will help you navigate through the plethora of laws and regulations that have already been issued. This presentation will be essential in determining what you should be doing now, what you need to continue to do and what you need to expect in getting ready for 2014!

We know that HR is most often thrown the wellness torch to build a cost-effective program, yet they are not wellness experts. Laying a good foundation will create strong engagement and put you on the right path. HR is the PERFECT wellness champion to guide a company towards wellness. Modeling Success There are four main reasons why employees do not engage in wellness initiatives, which are the precursor to wellness program failure. If you can eliminate these four barriers, you are on your way to a sustainable, successful, and healthy culture. The Other Elephant in the Room - Our Poor Quality of Health Understanding the health crisis we are battling in epidemic proportion in the United States may inspire you to champion your program. We will discuss "why" wellness is so crucial in our work culture by examining the statistics. You will see the workplace is the best place to create a paradigm shift for a community of better health. Making Wellness a Profit Center If we can change 5% of the employees to better health we have a profit center! If we can improve presenteeism, which accounts for 60% of a company’s loss, we can get a leg up on our competition in more ways than one. If we are willing to invest long term in our human capital we can see as much as 6:1 ROI. Wellness is a smart investment!