Managing HIV in the Workplace
Title | Managing HIV in the Workplace PDF eBook |
Author | Jocelyn Vass |
Publisher | HSRC Press |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | AIDS (Disease) |
ISBN | 9780796921611 |
Providing an in-depth analysis of the opportunities and constraints faced by six small- and medium-sized enterprises in managing the burden of HIV/AIDS within their companies, this study focuses on the complexity of HIV risk dynamics, as well as the challenges of implementing effective HIV/AIDS intervention programs, and highlights achievements despite resource constraints. Through qualitative research techniques, the study reflects not only the views and opinions of management, but also the experiences of ordinary employees as participants in HIV/AIDS interventions.
Positive People
Title | Positive People PDF eBook |
Author | Project Literacy (South Africa) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | AIDS (Disease) |
ISBN | 9781770254947 |
Managing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace
Title | Managing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Environmental Protection Agency |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | AIDS (Disease) |
ISBN |
HIV and AIDS in the Workplace
Title | HIV and AIDS in the Workplace PDF eBook |
Author | Marion Maguire |
Publisher | GRIN Verlag |
Pages | 37 |
Release | 2007-09-26 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 3638747336 |
Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Business economics - Personnel and Organisation, grade: 1.0 (A), Hawai'i Pacific University (-), course: Lecture MBA Program, 12 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In the business environment HIV and AIDS has become both a health and an economic problem. As the epidemic spreads throughout the workforce, Human resources personnel and managers in general must be prepared to deal effectively with the challenge of having employees who are affected by HIV and AIDS. The majority of large U.S. corporations already employ a substantial number of people who have AIDS or are infected with HIV. Integration of HIV and AIDS programs into human resources management systems should be viewed as a means to achieve overall effective human resource management and to reduce costs. Currently, only 16% of U.S. businesses offer AIDS/HIV workplace education programs to their employees. In order to deal with this issue effectively, managers need to know how HIV is transmitted, the stages of the disease, how to prevent discrimination against employees who have AIDS or are infected with HIV, and what accommodations must be provided for such workers under the ADA and other laws. They also need to learn how to manage the psychological climate of work groups that have employees with HIV or AIDS to prevent workplace disruptions. Statement of the problem HIV and AIDS have become a serious problem in all five continents. HIV continues to spread around the world and global statistics show that 34.3 million people are living with HIV in 2003, in comparison to 5.4 million in 1999. The virus impacts not only the internal system of an individual's body, but also does the infection rate affects business and the workplace. Health records show that on average HIV-infected employees have taken seventeen full days of sick leave. The cost of absenteeism, provision of hospital and medical care, training and wages for new employee's replacem
Managing AIDS in the Workplace
Title | Managing AIDS in the Workplace PDF eBook |
Author | David Sanks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | AIDS (Disease) |
ISBN |
Managing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace
Title | Managing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace PDF eBook |
Author | South Africa. Department of Public Service & Administration |
Publisher | |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | AIDS (Disease) |
ISBN |
MYCDCGP - Code of Practice on Prevention and Management of HIV AIDS at the Workplace
Title | MYCDCGP - Code of Practice on Prevention and Management of HIV AIDS at the Workplace PDF eBook |
Author | Bahagian Kawalan Penyakit, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia |
Publisher | BKPKKM |
Pages | 32 |
Release | |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN |