Happiness has been an elusive goal ever since the beginning of humanity, but the idea that we can find happiness inside ourselves may be based on scientific fact. Serotonin is a chemical in our brains that strongly affects our mood, appetite, sleep, and sexual desire. Low levels of serotonin have been linked to depression, schizophrenia, and certain mental disorders, while normal and higher levels improve your mood and make you more relaxed. Many easy daily habits can increase your serotonin levels- take happiness into your own hands! Read this article…
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago at 10:44 am. 4 comments
Besides general health risks, shift workers also face a wide range of faster-acting dangers. Every seven seconds another worker gets injured, and every day, machinery accidents, falls, crashes, and other accidents take lives. Older workers and minority workers face higher injury and fatality rates. Read here the startling facts about on-the-job death and injury, the financial and health costs, the facts of why accidents happen and tips for making work a safer place. Read this article…
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In a short time, the current designation of “minority” will lose its meaning. By 2042 minorities are expected to become the majority of the population, and even sooner the majority of children will be minorities. This shift will bring increasing changes to the workforce, as even now some shift work fields have up to twice as many minority workers as white workers. Despite this, many of the managers of these companies are white. Understanding diversity and overcoming educational inequalities will remain extremely important for employee well-being and company productivity.
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Happy employees are productive. Happy shift workers gain more satisfaction out of their shifts, have better levels of fitness and more restful sleep, and cost their company less in absences and health care costs. An efficient way to raise shift workers’ confidence level and performance is to emphasize their connection with the overall company, a tie that often goes over looked throughout the night shift hours. Since managers and more experienced workers most often work the day shift, though tiredness at night might require more care for the night shift to do the job safely and well. The absence of feedback and encouragement for people working nights and the potential of fewer training hours for shift workers does not take into account unique difficulties shift workers face. Making sure extended hours workers don’t get ignored ensures higher morale and productivity throughout the whole 24 hours. Read this article…
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