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Working in an environment in which you don’t feel welcome is tough. It's doubly difficult when you work in a professional space that isn’t secure. If you feel like your machine could be hacked, your work could be stolen or lost, and if you feel like someone could attack you while at work, this creates so much anguish within you. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that employees who feel this way, will leave sooner or later. Every business owner has to be conscious of the fact that a safe workplace gives its employees a mental boost. It's not hard to implement great changes to your workplace in this regard.
Freedom of thought and speech
There is a crisis of free speech in Silicon Valley. Employees of all kinds are complaining to the media, how badly their employer is treating them with regard to having different opinions and being allowed to air them. This is causing mental health problems, bitter feelings towards bosses and employees falling out with each other. This is a great example of what NOT to do. On the one hand you don’t want employees to spout off at the mouth, about anything. We want to have a good environment in which everyone feels welcome. But, you should also have a policy that protects employees from being disciplined, just for expressing their views about a task. It has to be related to a project of some kind, it cannot be just random political talk at the watercooler. Focus on projects and freedom of speech policies and you should be fine.
Always on guard
Employees also want to know that, if they choose to work late and catch some overtime, they will be safe! If you work in an urban environment, or in a business that is very lucrative, you need to contact Ros Electric. Just visit their site to see the kind of security cameras they are offering. They provide better control for responding to fires, security alerts such as intruders and also, access control. The access control is great for those that have secret zones in their business, such as testing sites and executive meeting rooms. But, with these kinds of cameras your employees will feel safe, because they also have nighttime vision. Your security team will be alerted immediately if any would-be burglar tries to break into a window or jimmy open a door at midnight.
Complaint process
Most of the time, people will feel more trapped at work if they have a quarrel with another employee. So having a fair but effective complaint process is so important. Your HR teams should work on a policy that helps to resolve issues at work, will also prevent law firms getting involved as both parties tool up for a legal battle. So what should it look like?
Study some modern grievance procedures to get an idea. A 5-step process seems to be the norm. Informal action, Investigate, grievance meeting, decision and appeal are the main areas that should be explored.
Employees will want to work harder and impress you if they feel safe and cared for. It's about showing them they are more than assets, they are liked and appreciated.
Employees also want to know that, if they choose to work late and catch some overtime, they will be safe! If you work in an urban environment, or in a business that is very lucrative, you need to contact Ros Electric. Just visit their site to see the kind of security cameras they are offering. They provide better control for responding to fires, security alerts such as intruders and also, access control. The access control is great for those that have secret zones in their business, such as testing sites and executive meeting rooms. But, with these kinds of cameras your employees will feel safe, because they also have nighttime vision. Your security team will be alerted immediately if any would-be burglar tries to break into a window or jimmy open a door at midnight.