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How to reduce employee stress.

How to reduce employee stress.

Here are ten ways HR managers can help:

1. Allow employees to talk freely with one another. In an organization in which employees can talk freely with each other, productivity and problem-solving usually are enhanced.

2. Reduce personal conflicts on the job. Here are three steps that employers can take to minimize conflicts: a) training managers and employees to resolve conflicts through communication, negotiation and respect; b) treating employees fairly; and c) defining job expectations clearly.

3. Give employees adequate control over how they do their work. Workers are more productive and able to deal with stress better if they have some control over and flexibility in how they perform their work.

4. Ensure that staffing and expense budgets are adequate. Heavier workloads can increase illness, turnover and accidents and decrease productivity. Therefore, a new project may not be worth taking on if staffing and funding are inadequate.

5. Talk openly with employees. Management should keep employees informed about bad news as well as good news. Giving employees opportunities to air their concerns to management also is important.

6. Support employees' efforts. Workers are better able to cope with heavy workloads if management is sympathetic, understanding and encouraging. Listening to employees and addressing their issues also is helpful.

7. Provide competitive personal leave and vacation benefits. Workers who have time to relax and recharge after working hard are less likely to develop stress-related illnesses.

8. Maintain current levels of employee benefits. Workers' stress levels increase when they see reductions made in their employee benefits. Employers must weigh carefully the savings gained from reducing benefits with the potentially high costs of employee burnout.

9. Reduce the amount of red tape for employees. Employers can lower burnout rates if they ensure that employees' time isn't wasted on unnecessary paperwork and procedures.

10. Recognize and reward employees for their accomplishments and contributions. Ignoring employees' accomplishments can lower morale and provoke talented and experienced employees to seek work elsewhere.

How to deal with Biased Boss!!!

How to deal with Biased Boss!!!

Step 1

Weigh the severity of your boss’s biases before acting. A boss may allow other employees as much time off as they request but routinely deny workers with small children the same privilege. Or the boss might unintentionally insult an employee by implying that people of her faith are less intelligent, in general. These actions might show poor judgment, but they’re not illegal. However, a boss who knowingly discriminates against workers because of race, gender, ethnicity, religion or a disability is breaking the law under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Step 2

Document your boss’s behavior. Discrimination can be hard to identify and even more difficult to prove. If you decide to file a claim, documentation is critical in showing a pattern of biased behavior. Take notes after encounters in which the boss ties your “incompetence” to your race or unfairly blames your disability for tardiness. Be discreet with your note-taking to avoid the impression of conspiring against your boss.

Step 3

Attempt to speak with your boss. Although it may be hard to maintain a positive relationship with a boss you feel discriminates against you, try initiating a no accusatory dialogue on intolerance. The Southern Poverty Law Center, under its “Teaching Tolerance” project, recommends tying the discussion to the company’s “bottom line.” Mention to your boss how employees who feel respected and valued help the company meet its financial goals.

Step 4

Talk with human resources if a dialogue with the boss fails. Describe your situation and present any documentation you’ve gathered. Ask about the company’s antidiscrimination and anti -harassment policies and whether they apply in your case. HR may investigate your complaint.

Step 5

File a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. If you find your boss’s behavior particularly hateful, you may choose to file a suit. The EEOC enforces laws that protect workers and job applicants from being discriminated against because of race, gender (including pregnancy), color, national origin, age (over 40), religion and genetic information. Laws apply to employers with at least 15 employees, or 20 workers for age bias. The agency assesses your claim, conducts an investigation and rules on the case.

Step 6

Request a transfer. An unpleasant work situation isn’t worth tolerating. You may even need to leave the company. A biased boss has no incentive to change behavior if the company tolerates discrimination.

14 April 2013

Happy Voyage

Rare Photographs of Mali Maharaj

भारतीय नववर्ष का ऐतिहासिक महत्व :

चैत्र शुक्ल प्रतिपदा (कल) को हमारा नववर्ष है।

हम परस्पर उसी दिन एक दुसरे को शुभकामनाये दें।
अंग्रेजी कैलेन्डर के अनुसार , 11 अप्रैल 2013को यह दिन आयेगा।

भारतीय नववर्ष का ऐतिहासिक महत्व :
1. यह दिन सृष्टि रचना का पहला दिन है। इस दिन से एक अरब 97 करोड़ 39 लाख 49 हजार 109 वर्ष पूर्व इसी दिन के सूर्योदय से ब्रह्माजी ने जगत की रचना प्रारंभ की।
2. विक्रमी संवत का पहला दिन: उसी राजा के नाम पर संवत् प्रारंभ होता था जिसके राज्य में न कोई चोर हो, न अपराधी हो, और न ही कोई भिखारी हो। साथ ही राजा चक्रवर्ती सम्राट भी हो।
सम्राट विक्रमादित्य ने 2067 वर्ष पहले इसी दिन राज्य स्थापित किया था।
3. प्रभु श्री राम का राज्याभिषेक दिवस : प्रभु राम ने भी इसी दिन को लंका विजय के बाद अयोध्या में राज्याभिषेक के लिये चुना।
4. नवरात्र स्थापना : शक्ति और भक्ति के नौ दिन अर्थात्, नवरात्र स्थापना का पहला दिन यही है। प्रभु राम के जन्मदिन रामनवमी से पूर्व नौ दिन उत्सव मनाने का प्रथम दिन।
5. गुरू अंगददेव प्रगटोत्सव: सिख परंपरा के द्वितीय गुरू का जन्म दिवस।
6. समाज को श्रेष्ठ (आर्य) मार्ग पर ले जाने हेतु स्वामी दयानंद सरस्वती ने
इसी दिन को आर्य समाज स्थापना दिवस के रूप में चुना।
7. संत झूलेलाल जन्म दिवस : सिंध प्रान्त के प्रसिद्ध समाज रक्षक वरूणावतार संत झूलेलाल इसी दिन प्रगट हुए।
8. शालिवाहन संवत्सर का प्रारंभ दिवस : विक्रमादित्य की भांति शालिनवाहन ने हूणों को परास्त कर दक्षिण भारत में श्रेष्ठतम राज्य स्थापित करने हेतु
यही दिन चुना।
9. युगाब्द संवत्सर का प्रथम दिन : 5112 वर्ष पूर्व युधिष्ठिर का राज्यभिषेक
भी इसी दिन हुआ।

भारतीय नववर्ष का प्राकृतिक महत्व :
1. वसंत ऋतु का आरंभ वर्ष प्रतिपदा से ही होता है जो उल्लास, उमंग,
खुशी तथा चारों तरफ पुष्पों की सुगंधि से भरी होती है।
2. फसल पकने का प्रारंभ यानि किसान की मेहनत का फल मिलने का भी यही समय होता है।
3. नक्षत्र शुभ स्थिति में होते हैं अर्थात् किसी भी कार्य को प्रारंभ करने के
लिये यह शुभ मुहूर्त होता ह

अत: हमारा नव वर्ष कई कारणों को समेटे हुए है , कल हर्षोउल्लास के साथ नववर्ष मनाये और दुसरो को भी मनाने के लिए प्रेरित करे |
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