Posted on May 26, 2009 by greatworkplace
For most people, taking a vacation (whatever your definition of that might be) is necessary to maintaining some level of work/life balance. Sometimes it’s nice to leave the office and not think about work for a few days. And like any good vacation, it has to come to an end, and you have to come [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2009 by greatworkplace
Sometimes it seems hard to draw a fine line between your personal and professional social media identities. With so many social networking platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.), many people are set up with multiple profiles. So how do you draw the line between the Professional (representing your company’s brand) and the Personal (representing your personal [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2009 by greatworkplace
Hundreds of organizations have shared this sentiment over the past couple years with the assistance of the Ohio Investment in Training Program (OITP). The program provides grants to Ohio organizations to support training for employees of new and expanding businesses. These grants support up to 50% of instructional costs, materials, and training-related activities.
According to a recent [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2009 by greatworkplace
In addition to the organizational benefits of developing and instituting a drug-free workplace program, the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation “offers a premium discount to eligible employers for implementing a program addressing workplace use and misuse of alcohol and other drugs, including prescription, over-the-counter, and illegal drug abuse.” The Drug-Free Workplace Progarm (DFWP) is designed [...]
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