Returning to the Workplace: Focusing on Employee Safety w/ Dr. David Batman, Virgin Pulse Science Advisory Board

In this HRchat episode, we consider practical ways for employees to stay engaged, and how employers can support mental wellbeing throughout their organization. The guest this time is Dr. David Batman, member of the Virgin Pulse Science Advisory Board and a Consultant Occupational Health Physician who has served 50 years in the field of medicine. Listen and learn about the health and safety challenges facing businesses trying to build out successful return to workplace practices. Hear too, about Virgin Pulse’s new Return-to-Workplace solution, VP Passport, created to help organizations effectively respond to the challenges of COVID-19 and whatever comes next. Talking points include: What have been some of the biggest pressures placed on leaders and HR in terms of ensuring offices and other workplaces are compliant with Covid-related health and safety requirements?How can organizations assess the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in their workplace?How can HR and leaders plan for preventive measures?Should employees be contract tracing when they go to the office?How has mental health been impacted by the crisis and how the way we approach employee health and mental wellbeing has changed in 2020Besides wearing masks and washing our hands, what other measures should be taken in the workplace to ensure employees are safe?We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.   Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here.Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our newsletterCheck out our in-person events