Tag Archives: Workplace

Workplace stress has reached near-epidemic levels. These 4 tips can keep you sane

Christopher Robbins | Photodisc | Getty Images Workplace stress — having little control but lots of demands — has reached near-epidemic levels. According to The American Institute of Stress, until around 1995, Japan held the record for the number of hours employees work each week. Today Americans work almost a month more than the Japanese… Read More »

What are the Benefits of Yoga in the Workplace?

by Devendra Kumar What are the Benefits of Yoga in the Workplace? With more and more people discovering the health benefits of practicing the miraculous science of yoga, this 5000- year old practice is increasingly making its way into the lives of millions. And, slowly it is seeping into the workplace. Yes, yoga for corporate… Read More »

Workplace Exposure: Office Jobs May Expose Employees to Deadly Asbestos

Workplace Exposure: Office Jobs May Expose Employees to Deadly AsbestosDecember 3, 2010 Asbestos in an office building can be harmful to occupants if the dangerous fibers are disturbed. What constitutes a disturbance strong enough to do harm to occupants? Even an act as simple as running a new telephone line in an asbestos-laden building could… Read More »