CBC recently conducted a study on the “psychological well-being of CBC/Radio-Canada employees” and it found that, among other things, CBC folks were experiencing musculoskeletal disorders. It’s now hired a professional Ergonomist to develop an ergonomics program.
     (I actually found a cool little program that reminds me every so often to take a break from the mouse and keyboard that helps enormously. Little things help.)
     It got me thinking about some research I was doing recently about today’s teens (read: tomorrow’s workforce): The apathy and irony that characterized the 90s just doesn’t exist in today’s young people. Today, it’s about meaning and values like tradition, family, and wellness. So I suspect a lot of companies will have little choice but to treat their employees better if they have any expectation of keeping and attracting them (especially as the baby-boomers start retiring en-masse within the next five years).
     Anyway.
     CBC is also creating ‘private call rooms’ for employees to have private telephone conversations. See, most of us work in open spaces (cubicle-land) so it’s tough to take a personal call which, lets face it, has to happen from time to time. So by September, there’ll be these rooms in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City and Edmonton, with more on the way later.
     There are also some new people in place added to “better manage short-term, long-term and work-related absences.” Probably a good thing. As someone with a spouse who’s been on long-term disability, I know how reassuring it can be knowing your employer is on the ball with the insurance folks.

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