Promoting work, health and safety at Navitas Professional Services

“Integrity, honesty—those aren’t core values,” explains Chesky. “Those are values that everyone should have. But there have to be like three, five, six things that are unique to you. And you can probably think about this in your life. What is different about you, that every single other person, if you could only tell them three or four things, you would want them to know about you.” You wouldn’t be able to define your personal values using one-word descriptions, so why try and do it for an entire organisation? Values aren’t static either, so even if you’ve already got a set of company values, it’s worth going over them every now and again to make sure they are still an accurate reflection what your company and your people stand for. To show you what differentiates some of the best places to work in the world from everyone else, we’ve hand-picked some of their company values to give you a better idea of what they work. H&M “Individually our values may seem ob...

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to understand and recognize one’s own emotions and those of others. To grasp the value of emotional intelligence and apply that knowledge to their leadership styles, managers need to be aware of the key attributes of those who possess high EQ. Leaders who embody these qualities along with technical skills and experience are on a distinctive path for success in their professions. The following five qualities of EQ illustrate traits leaders need to rise to the top. Self-awareness The first step in attaining a high level of emotional intelligence is understanding and knowing oneself. Self-awareness enables people to be honest with themselves and to accept and harness their strengths, weaknesses, desires, and shortcomings in order to make appropriate life and business decisions. People who are self-aware are able to recognize how their emotions and actions affect themselves and other people, as well as the performance of their jobs. In stress...

Employers and managers are increasingly realizing the need of employing a varied and diverse workforce. About  17.5 percent of people with disability  are employed as per statistics available for 2015. This means that a large majority of disabled who are qualified are unemployed and are actively looking for a job. Creating a disabled-friendly workplace is the first step towards employing more qualified disabled candidates. A workplace which offers support and encouragement will help disabled employees perform to their full potential and be productive in what they do. There are several things that a company, employer or the HR can do to ensure that they adopt a disabled-friendly  work culture . Physical accessibility should be of topmost concern, followed by adoption of assistive technology, continued training of employees and consistent monitoring. Here are a few tips: 1. Build Awareness and Invest in Training An aware workforce is also an empowe...

Introduction of eight employability skills using infographics Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to delivery information quickly and clearly. As icons and visual pictures are the most effective tools, which are able to improve cognition and enhance the human visual system's ability by utilising infographics. Canva infographics is widely used for creating simple infographics, which has a numbers of templates for free . The following steps you are required to apply when you are designing an infographic on Canva. Visit the website of Canva.com and create an account if you don't have one Press the button 'Create a design', you can see 'infographic' under title of 'Blogging&eBooks' and then press it Browse different infographic styles and themes Pick one Canval layout and start to design your own infographics by adding on elements, texts and background Basically, I have created an infographic on ...

1. Keep every corner clean, organised, and clutter-free Slipping and tripping are usually caused by scattered objects or spills on the floor. Make sure that  your workplace is always clean and fresh . Keep the aisles  clean ,  organised ,  and clutter-free  to ensure that nothing’s in the way that can hurt those who are working. 2. Use mats on slippery floors Alsco’s line of wet area rubber mats  is a perfect passive move towards employee safety. They’re industrial grade and capable of  absorbing up to 80% of water and dirt . Placed strategically around the office, they can save your employees from nasty slips and fall. 3. Store combustible materials properly When not stored properly, these  combustible materials are serious fire hazards . They can put everyone’s safety at risk. Make sure these materials are stored in areas with proper ventilation. 4. Ensure proper training when handling equipment or machinery Any employee tasked to...

Promoting work, health and safety at Navitas Professional Services 1: Preform job hazard analyses Knowing your WHS hazards and risks can lower the chances of them happening and provide you with the opportunity to develop a plan to either eliminate or minimise them. A good way to identify WHS hazards and risks is to perform job hazard analyses. Through performing regular analyses your business will be able to identify new hazards and risks early. This will give you the opportunity to design them out by developing safety procedures and policies, or to minimise them by incorporating effective risk control measures. 2:  Run WHS training As a business owner there are legal requirements you must comply with to ensure your workplace is safe for your workers, customers and visitors. Running regular WHS training including inductions and refresher courses, for new and returning staff, can help you make sure all people entering your workplace understand your workplaces’ safety po...