Preventing workplace violence
Labor attorney Todd Wozniak, writing in QSR (Quick Serve Restaurant) lays out a program that will help you reduce the threat of workplace violence, beginning with conducting background checks on all applicants. His article is titled "Violence in the Workplace." Wozniak starts by sharing a few stunning statistics. Did you know that assaults and violent acts account for 14 percent of workplace deaths? Did you know that workplace violence costs employers $36 billion a year? Did you know that almost three quarters of employers have no formal program that addresses workplace violence? What about your company? There are lots of [...]