One day, one employee came to the company clinic and shared to the company doctor and company nurse a result of a laboratory test. It was the result of his HIV test from RITM and, yes, he is positive of HIV. He told the clinic team that he was advised by his HIV specialist toContinue reading “HIV In The Workplace: What The Management Should Know”
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Hepatitis B In The Workplace: What The Management Should Know
Would you hire an applicant with Hepatitis B or would you fire an employee if he contracts Hepatitis B? 🤔 What would you do with this kind of situation? Here’s what you need to know: What is Hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is one of the three types of viral hepatitis. It is a liver infectionContinue reading “Hepatitis B In The Workplace: What The Management Should Know”
A Guide To Setting Up A Lactation Station In The Workplace
Do you know that many health professionals nowadays are initiating the set up of a lactation station in the companies where they work? Not only that it is required by law, but this room is very necessary for mothers who need to let down their milk. Read: Important Points Of The New Stricter OSH Law YouContinue reading “A Guide To Setting Up A Lactation Station In The Workplace”
Women’s Right To Health
Progressively, women can now be seen equal to men. They can get equal opportunities and access to different position at work. In fact, in our generation, more women are becoming recognized in the workplace – in leadership like Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Prime Minister Jacinda Andern of New Zealand; in science and technologyContinue reading “Women’s Right To Health”
The Basics About Magna Carta Of Women
Sexual harassment, promotional bias at work, female genital mutilation, work restrictions? These are just some examples of discrimination that women face around teh world. And these must end. 😣 The implementation of Magna Carta of Women aims to remove discrimination of women in the country and to promote women empowerment. Through this, women can receiveContinue reading “The Basics About Magna Carta Of Women”
Worker’s Rights In Office Healthcare
During times of unforeseeable events such as natural disasters like earthquake or any unavoidable accidents, it is every employee’s right to know if their office or workplace is safe. Recently, the Department of Labor and Employment implemented a stricter office healthcare law (read here) that might cost your company a leg, if you violated itsContinue reading “Worker’s Rights In Office Healthcare”
Flu Vaccination at Work: Common Questions of the Employer Answered
Making annual flu vaccination part of your health and wellness program at work offers many benefits to the employers and management. It reduces cost by reducing absences of employees because of sickness and checkup. It improves employee’s productivity at work. It reduces cost by decreasing time-missed at work because employees go to other clinics forContinue reading “Flu Vaccination at Work: Common Questions of the Employer Answered”
What The Management Should Know If The Employee Is Positive For Drugs
In a BPO company, a company nurse reported to their company’s human resource that one of their employees is positive to their annual random drug test at work. Their HR/workers representatives, their company doctor and their company nurse discussed the case. Was this the first case of the employee? Was the employee eligible for treatmentContinue reading “What The Management Should Know If The Employee Is Positive For Drugs”
How To Start A Career As Nurse In Occupational Health
Many nurses are asking Ayoh about Occupational Health Nursing and what are the needs in order to be an Occupational Health Nurse. If you were listening carefully during your college days, then you must have probably tackled it during your community health nursing. 😴 Occupational Health Nurses or most commonly known as company nurses areContinue reading “How To Start A Career As Nurse In Occupational Health”
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