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Category: "Workplace"

Avoid being virtually mugged

by Michelle Hardy-Berrington
Cyberspace has become a happy hunting ground for a variety of criminals, and both companies and individuals are at risk. Here is how to stop yourself getting virtually mugged – or your company bank accounts raided.
Types of Internet fraud
Phishing is the most common type of online fraud. Criminals send an email that appears [...]

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Improved Workplaces = Increased Productivity = Higher Quality Work!

by Jane Stevenson
A great workplace environment forms a large part of making work more enjoyable and productive. And when one is comfortable and feels refreshed by his/her surroundings, it follows that the work one does will not only be of a higher standard but done in a more gratifying manner.
Many companies and corporations have made [...]

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Beat the Flu…

…in an office environment
While the world media is focusing on Swine/Mexican Flu, which may or may not hit the Eastern Cape, what is certain is that offices and factories throughout the province face the challenges of absenteeism and lowered productivity due to normal winter Flu.
The common name for influenza, Flu is caused by a virus [...]

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Affordable and no-fuss interior design for the workplace

The average person spends half of their waking hours in the workplace. This makes it important for employee wellbeing and productivity that the work environment should be stimulating, organised and pleasant.
Another facet that makes good interior design important is that it is the face of the company – it is what is seen by visitors [...]

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Keeping up with Safety & Security Trends

As technology develops at a rapid rate, safety equipment and security systems need to continually adapt and improve.
Preventing personal injury and product contamination with protective clothing
When considering the safety of the employee, clothing is often not considered a priority, yet an employer’s worst legal and moral nightmare is injury on duty of an employee [...]

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