Health & Safety

Employee Safety: Firms ensure that the workplace is safe for employees by closely monitoring the production process. Some obvious safety precautions are to check machinery and equipment for proper working conditions, require safety glasses or any other equipment that one can prevent injury, and emphasize any special safety precautions in training seminars.

Firms that create a safe working environment prevent injuries and improve the morale of their employees. Many firms, such as Allied Signal, now identify workplace safety as one of their main goals. Levi Strauss and Company imposes safety guidelines not only its U.S. facilities but also on Asian factories where some of its clothes are made. Starbucks Coffee Company has developed a code of conduct in an attempt to improve the quality of life in coffee-producing countries.

         Life Skills: the importance of being able to cope with stress in a job

Technology: the importance of training staff in how to use new technology when introducing it into the workplace.

Staff Motivation

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Keeping staff motivated is good for business. Here are some examples why:

Motivated workers are more productive and higher productivity usually means higher profits.

In a service industry, workers who are well motivated will provide a better level of customer service, keeping the customers happy.

Stadf who are well motivated are more likely to stay with the company. They grow in experience and become even more valuable to their employer.

If a business successfully keeps the staff it has, the cost of recruiting and training new staff is reduced.

How can a business provide for these needs?