Meaningful Employment
RESOURCES
General
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Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job, Dennis W Bakke, PVG (March 7, 2005) http://www.dennisbakke.com
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Vermont Business for Social Responsibility's 'Livable Jobs Toolkit' http://www.thinkvermont.com/workforce/pdf/toolkit.pdf
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Kay Hirai/Studio 904 is a model example. Employee value statement: http://www.studio904.com/pages/employment.html
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Washington Employers Association: www.wa-emp.com. They are great at basically being an outsourced HR department for legal advice, recommended policies, etc. and are very affordable.
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Employee Benefit Research Institute http://www.ebri.org Research typical benefits for your industry.
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The Washington Health Foundation has launched an innovative campaign to build Healthy Systems and promote Healthy Living across Washington. The Healthiest State Employee Wellness Program will provide you with the necessary tools to engage and educate your employees.
Affordable Health Care
- Dept of the Treasury Health Savings Accounts page
http://www.treas.gov/offices/public-affairs/hsa/ - HAS Helper http://www.hsahelper.com/
- Integrated Benefits institute http://www.ibiweb.org/ Provides education and resources on employee benefits, focusing on health benefits.
Open Book Management
- The National Center for Employee Ownership. Resources and Articles on Creating an Ownership Culture http://www.nceo.org/culture/culture_articles.html
- Ownership Management: Building a Culture of Lasting Innovation, The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), 2003.
Flextime
- Department of Labor resources on Flexible Schedule Options http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/flexibleschedules.htm
- Resources, models and case studies from Flexwork in Europe http://flexwork.eu.com/members/index.html
Work/Life Balance
- More resources from Europe on balancing work and family and measurements for your business. http://www.employersforwork-lifebalance.org.uk/small.htm
- Work to Live: The Guide to Getting a Life, Joe Robinson, Perigee Books; 1st edition (January 1, 2003) http://worktolive.info/
Consensus Decision-Making/Employee Buy-In
- How to Make Collaboration Work: Powerful Ways to Build Consensus, Solve Problems and Make Decisions, David Straus & Thomas Layton, Berrett-Koehler Publishers (September 1, 2002)
Comfortable Physical Space
- Setting Up Your Office For Health, http://www.ghchealth.com/healthy-office-environment.html an article with many ideas for creating a healthy office.
- Office Ergonomics Training http://office-ergo.com/ offers many resources on an ergonomic office set-up from products to web resources and a checklist of problems to look for. They have a computer set-up checklist at http://www.office-ergo.com/setting.htm. Fitting furniture to workers needs at http://www.officefurniturespot.com/office-ergonomics-resources.
Opportunities for Training/Improvement
- Whatcom Community College Community Education Program, http://www.whatcomcommunityed.com/
- Bellingham Technical College http://www.btc.ctc.edu/Welcome/BusinessIndustry.html
- Leadership Whatcom http://www.leadershipwhatcom.org
