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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Productivity may slump but some companies embrace Olympics as morale booster Organizations embrace Olympic craze. The Olympic craze has taken over the nation, but also over the workplace. Rather than trying to fight employees who are watching the Olympics on work time, workplaces are embracing it. The good old `if you can`t beat `em, join `em` approach is being used. Many organizations all over Canada are accommodating Olympic viewing. Organizations believe by making these accommodations they can boost employee morale. Some organizations have come up with a range of Olympic-themed contests and pools. Other organizations have decorated the office with Olympic-themed decorations and set up areas to view the Olympics. Some companies even celebrate when a Canadian has won a metal. Knowing that workplaces accommodates employee interests may cause employees to appreciate their workplaces more. Once the Olympic craze is over organizations may experience increased retention, dedication, and productivity! Source (please note, some articles are only available for a limited time.) Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-22 13:16:56 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Telus FAQ slip up: cranky employee or poor choice of placeholder copy? 2010-07-30 15:04:47 Other posts tagged Olympics, employee retention, productivity, morale: · [The World Cup in the workplace – no keeper can stop it] · [Flexibility attractive to workers] · [Interactive PAC-MAN Google doodle eats up millions of hours of workplace productivity] · [Workplace friendships: a mixed blessing for employers, employees] · [Texting lingo shows up at office] · [Music at Work: Does it Work?] · [Workplace Friendships: Good for Morale, Bad for Productivity] · [Five Strategies for Dealing with Workplace Depression] · [Workplaces should prepare for crush of online Olympic viewing: experts] · [Love in the Workplace OK with Co-workers as Long as There Aren`t Any Negative Vibes] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Telus FAQ slip up: cranky employee or poor choice of placeholder copy? Techvibes has four theories on what went wrong on the Telus FAQ fiasco Posted by: danica on 2010-07-30 15:04:47 Odds of death by drugs, alcohol, or sexual habits can be predicted by your job What you do for a living may shed light on how you will die Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-28 18:37:50 Alberta uses "immoral" incentives to deny WCB benefits to injured workers, says AFL Alberta WCB pays bonuses - averaging $5,600 a year - to staff who help the board reduce premiums. It also has highest workplace fatality rate. Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-25 20:23:37 American Cancer Society study also links sit-time to increased risk of death Yet another set of negative health outcomes that result from a sedentary lifestyle (see the blog tags at the end for more). Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-23 11:52:54 Employees with low literacy skills put selves, co-workers, and public at risk Conference Board of Canada publishes results of two-year survey that shows improving literacy can literally save lives in the workplace Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-23 00:01:41 \| Share: \| more	Social Tools: Visit our workplace wellness blog on Wellergize.ca for the latest industry trends, information, and some interesting timely tidbits. Connect with us: Wellergize Latest Tweet: wellergize: British study finds that your job could predict how you die: http://naturalhealthcare.ca/v/?32867 #workplace - 6:41pm July 28, 2010 + More Recent Tweets: Our twitter feed is brand-spanking new! You can follow us or contact us here: @Wellergize. We'll tweet and retweet events, blog post topics, and relevant news. wellergize: Alberta- w/Canada's highest #workplace fatalities- WCB pays avg bonus of $5,600/a to staff who reduce premiums http://cot.ag/bUT5kU - 9:05am July 26, 2010 wellergize: US Cancer Soc. chimes in with another new study on the deadly "sitting factor" - http://cot.ag/cMABBw #workplace - 11:56am July 23, 2010 Powered by (a variation of) TwitterZoid Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Seneca College, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization. Contacting us: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 4. You can also use the form on the Contact Us page to request information on specific workplace wellness topics.
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