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  • Bystander Intervention

    Patricia Kotze Sr., VP of Commercial & Government Services, contributing writer|Apr 15, 2023

    This column will take a look at the upcoming Bystander Intervention requirement for management and employees in the workplace. Recently, on The Morning Show's Hiring to Firing podcast, Bystander Responsibility in the Era of #MeToo was the featured topic. The history of the bystander effect goes back to 1968 involving John M. Darley and Bibb Latane, both psychologists who were interested in the murder of Kitty Genovese in 1964 New York City. Years later, bystander intervention became a training m...

  • Keep illness out of the workplace

    Patricia Kotze Sr., VP of Commercial & Government Services|Mar 18, 2023

    Compliance Training Group here with an employee health and wellness update. Winter has definitely been unique and stronger this year than the past few years with the weather. That along with the common cold and flu, new variants of the variants, and allergies altogether in the work environment may have taken a financial hit on some businesses. As employers we want employees to stay home and get well so they don't affect their co-workers. However, that is easier said than done. Most employees...

  • 'Knowledge is power,' keep your business safe

    Patricia Kotze Sr., VP of Commercial & Government Services|Jan 11, 2023

    First off, a Happy New Year and welcome to a new column aimed to educate and keep us all safe and free from issues and incidents in the workplace that can be avoided if we have knowledge and awareness. "Knowledge is power," is attributed to Sir Francis Bacon, but it is actually rooted in an ancient Indian proverb. I'd like to encourage small business employers to start the year off by scheduling your California AB1825 (Government Code Section 12950.1) and SB1343 training for the...