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Biophilic design has a long history and an even bigger future

Workplace Insight

There are plenty of definitions of the modish concept of biophilic design around right now. The spaces they created resembled university campuses in both form and function, set in landscaped grounds and openly flaunting a connection to nature and the firm’s apparent social awareness. Biophilia plays an essential role in this.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

While some variance may occur between companies, certain papers commonly belong in these files and some definitely do not. For instance, employers cannot include medical information in an employee’s general personnel file due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Medical leave of absence requests. Health insurance forms.

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Recent Study Reveals the Career Fields Most Likely to Cause Poor Pregnancy Outcomes

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of the National Medical Center in Seoul, said their research contributed to the amendment of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act in South Korea, which “[covers] all the abortive outcomes in pregnant women workers,” in a Wiley press release. One of the study authors, Jung-won Yoon, M.D.,

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5 Ways to Make the Daylight Saving Time Transition Smoother

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Mounting evidence shows the dangers of seasonal time changes, which have been linked to increased medical errors, motor vehicle accidents, increased hospital admissions and other problems,” said Jennifer Martin, president of the board of directors for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), in a 2023 AASM article. Chris Winter, M.D.,

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

Besides that, your confidential medical records will let you know if any team members have disabilities that you need to consider when planning and assigning tasks. If so, then you’ll definitely want to have the proper documents on-hand to defend your managers.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. If we were with you right now, we would definitely give you a high-five.

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Bullying and the Effect on Your Brain

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Decades of scientific research document the physical harm to brains from all forms of bullying and abuse. Bullying is becoming a medical issue in the workplace, especially for assistants. Bullying is particularly concerning for children and youth who, by definition, are dependent on others for their safety.

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