https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ldBFgq1Yc No one imagined the pandemic would drag on this long – 18 months and counting. It’s been a time of re-evaluation and reflection. For individuals, it’s determining what’s truly important to them. For employers, it’s how they interact with and treat their employees. Jennifer Pferrer, executive director of the Wellness Council of Indiana, says “we are living through [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtjbKrQVtz4 Longtime Chamber employee Rebecca Patrick reintroduces herself as the new leader of the communications team. She also highlights the organization’s upcoming annual Indiana Legislative Preview, which returns as an in-person event and features the General Assembly’s caucus leaders. You can register online.
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Hoosier business leaders are beginning to wrestle with some of the same challenges they had before they knew what COVID-19 was. And in some cases, those challenges have only grown. That’s the sentiment from the 14th annual employer workforce survey from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and its Institute for Workforce Excellence. “One of the biggest takeaways [...]
OSHA has updated its guidance for employers to reflect recent recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A summary of that guidance is provided below. (For a more comprehensive version, visit https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus.): Facilitate employees getting vaccinated (with benefits like paid time off to get vaccinated and recover). Businesses with fewer than 500 employees may be eligible for [...]
As employers, it is imperative to understand that we STILL remain in the midst of a pandemic. Indiana is seeing a growing number of positive COVID-19 cases. The Delta variant is highly contagious and requires everyone’s attention. We do know vaccines protect workers and help business reopen and stay open safely. Employers can ask employees about their vaccine status [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CQFfsXGWME Indiana businesses that have achieved widespread vaccination among employees can earn a designation from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI). The newly-launched “COVID Stops Here” campaign will recognize employers that are leading the fight against COVID-19 and playing a role in improving the state’s vaccination numbers. Companies with at least a 70% vaccination rate can receive the [...]
How Employers Can Respond to the Delta Variant As employers, it is imperative to understand that we STILL remain in the midst of a pandemic. Indiana is seeing a growing number of positive COVID-19 cases. The Delta variant is highly contagious and requires everyone’s attention. We do know vaccines protect workers and help business reopen and stay open safely. [...]
OSHA updated its guidance for employers to reflect recent recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week. A summary of that guidance is provided below. (For a more comprehensive version, visit https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus.): Facilitate employees getting vaccinated (with benefits like paid time off to get vaccinated and recover). Businesses with fewer than 500 employees may be [...]
In 2020, there was a 700% increase in the demand for addiction services in Indiana. This has had a significant impact on our employers and workforce. Building and implementing workplace culture, policies and best practices that support employees with substance use disorders and other mental health concerns is good for our Hoosier workforce and helps boost Indiana’s economic recovery. [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on the decision today to not take a vote on work share legislation in the Senate Pensions and Labor Committee – effectively killing the policy for another year: “We know Senate Bill 44 on work share would have passed committee today if the chairman, Sen. Phil Boots [...]
