London, ON – Finding strategies and approaches that unite and engage employees from multiple generations can present unique challenges for employers, managers and business leaders. That’s why the Southwest Region Public Heath Workplace Network and Western Region Workforce Planning Boards are holding a one-day workshop in Sarnia featuring Dr. Linda Duxbury, one of Canada's leading experts on workplace health.
Entitled A Changing Workplace: Engaging, Building, Managing, the workshop will take place Thursday, April 10 at the Dante Club in Sarnia. The day will offer insight into a number of work-life strategies that benefit both a business's bottom line and its competitive advantage.
Dr. Duxbury’s presentation will highlight the key generational differences that must be addressed and managed, while providing suggestions and information on the key role of employers, leaders and managers.
“It’s no longer enough for employers to talk about the importance of their workforce; they actually have to act in a way that convinces employees that their employer cares about them,” says Sandy Richardson, Public Health Nurse, at the Middlesex-London Health Unit and Coordinator of the Health at Work 4 All! program. “Through this workshop, employers, managers and businesses will have the opportunity to discuss the challenges that lie ahead.”
As organizations try to attract and retain good employees in a declining job market, a fundamental shift is occurring in the nature of the employer-employee relationship. Human resource management is becoming critical to business success as companies focus on recruitment, retention of employees of all ages, succession planning, work-life balance and career development. Recruiting and retaining good employees takes innovative thinking and flexibility. Healthy work-life balance is essential to improving workplace morale and productivity, as well as employee's job satisfaction and physical/mental health and wellness. Attention to these areas will provide businesses with key competitive advantages.
Tickets for the workshop are $99 and can be purchased online at www.drduxbury-sarnia.eventbrite.ca.
Media contact:
Dan Flaherty, Communications Manager, Middlesex-London Health Unit, 663-5317 ext.2469,
Spokesperson:
Sandy Richardson, Public Health Nurse, Middlesex-London Health Unit