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This incident brings to light a lot of questions about workplace stress making it a major consideration. In no way are we suggesting that the customer or the job is to blame for the incident, nor do we think you shouldn’t protect your customers. However, what can’t be ignored is that an overload of stress is likely the culprit.
Read MoreThere are literally hundreds of automation tools, and only you will know which works best for you. Take a look at the organization tools you use now and poke around. You'd be surprised how much of today's software has the capability to set alarms, set recurring dates, or complete routine tasks automatically. You don't really know how much time you have until you start eliminating activities that are mundane and can be easily thrown into rotation. We've provided you with a couple of ideas for free automation tools but there are so many more. Once you've seen what your existing systems can do for you, start branching out to free services, and if you find them useful - consider their paid alternatives…
Read MoreWe now have cause to give great consideration in business-building to crafting companies that not only have use in the world during and after COVID, but how those businesses will employ and utilize a human, and machine workforce going forward. Though the pandemic is only rumored to continue into the Fall of 2021 - the impact of the economic shift it has created will ripple far into the future and we must individually prepare for it.
Businesses must start to consider now - roles and opportunities outside of manufacturing as many of these roles will be filled by computers in the coming years. Educational institutions now teaching remotely will need alternative ways to generate a useful workforce now that physical tasks and labor are effectively being reassigned…
So what can your business do to ensure the safety of your employees, patrons, and yourself?
Purchase PPE (personal protective equipment) for the employees you have working for your establishment. Items like gloves, masks, hand sanitizer, and ample amounts of antibacterial hand soap should be readily available for your entire workforce. Your employees require their jobs but also require their employers to care about their safety…
In order to decrease fears of US litigation, or any long drawn out litigation, for that matter, NAFTA has "dispute resolution panels." These panels look at whether or not the NAFTA countries participant is being treated fairly. Under President Trump, the US has claimed that "US court's sovereignty is eroded." He would do away with the panel altogether. Canada and Mexico want to keep them of course.
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