Workplace Violence (CONT’D FROM PAGE 32)
6. Have you prohibited weapons in the workplace? 7. Do you discipline and treat every employee with dig- nity and respect? 8. Do you carefully vet potential employees for previ- ous incidents of workplace violence? 9. Do you confront misbehaving employees with state- ments of observed evidence rather than judgments? 10. Have you coordinated with your local law enforce- ment in advance of any event? Now total your scores and assess your readiness on this scale: 80 or higher means you are well prepared for an act of violence. Between 60 and 80 means you need to up your game. And below 60 means that you need to start developing good policies and procedures. Phillip M. Perry is an award‑winning business journalist with over 20 years of experience. A three‑time recipient of the American Bar Association’s “Edge Award” for editorial
the game plan if the spouse shows up at work. Perhaps she should move to a predetermined location in a back room while the staff calls the police. Quiz: Are You Prepared For An Act Violence At Work? Take this quiz to assess your preparedness for an act of workplace violence. Score 10 points for each “yes.” 1. Have you published and communicated a “zero tol- erance” policy? 2. Have you trained your workforce on violence warn- ing signs and reporting practices? 3. Have you built confidence in your workforce so that people feel safe when they report what they see? 4. Have you trained all your supervisors on aspects of workplace violence prevention? 5. Do you resolve all reported observations and reports quickly?
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Bobst Expects Strong H1 2021 Sales Report
Mex, Switzerland based Bobst Group has gotten off to a good start in 2021 with a strong order intake since December 2020, the company reported. This was mainly due to unprecedented stimulus packages, the catch-up effects in packaging equipment fol- lowing the turbulent year 2020 and the step- by-step progress in vaccination. The company expects to achieve sales in the first half of the year 2021 of around CHF 650m (Swiss francs) compared to CHF 524m in the first half year 2020, which was nega- tively impacted by the COVID-19 lockdowns. The Group expects to reach a positive operating result (EBIT) and to break-even at net result for the first six months of the year 2021 compared to CHF 25m operating result (EBIT) and CHF -30m net result in the first six months of 2020. The main reasons for the significant improvement in both operating result (EBIT) and net result are higher sales as well as the positive impact of Group trans- formation measures launched in 2020. Bobst Group is confident to exceed its previous guidance for the current year de- spite the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and the significant increase in raw material and logistics costs, which will have a nega- tive impact on the margin. For the full year 2021, the Group expects sales of CHF 1.5 to 1.6 bn (2020 CHF 1.372 bn). Visit www.bobst.com for more.
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