Attention HR Professionals! Attend an insightful Business Symposium, sponsored by Valley Immediate Care, focused on employee retention. Gain valuable strategies and best practices from local thought leaders to foster a loyal and engaged workforce. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your HR expertise, and network with other industry folks!
Resources to help employers follow the law and create workplaces that prioritize mental health. The US Department of Labor maintains the site.
The typical worker misses three work weeks (15 days) annually for illness, injury, or reasons other than vacation and holidays. However, workers with substance use disorders miss two more weeks annually than their peers, averaging nearly five weeks (24.6 days) a year. The National Safety Council offers resources for employers to reduce stigma, increase worker retention, and create caring workplaces.
Spread the word for employees, their families, and friends of 988, which provides 24/7 chat and text support for anyone in crisis or considering suicide. The website offers additional resources for employees and employers.
The Josephine County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with BBSI to offer Webinars on some topics that are important to businesses including the top five things companies should be doing for strategic planning/ financial analysis.
June 20, conducted virtually, noon- 12:45 p.m.
Click the View Resource link to register
SOREDI has a loan fund that helps to provide financing for small businesses that may have limited access to capital.
The American Rescue Plan Act has significantly increased subsidies for people on the Health Exchange, making it very affordable for lower-income workers. SOESD is working to make sure all early childhood workers and all essential workers in our region have affordable health care. Learn about ways employers can help by viewing a flyer or emailing peter_buckley@southernoregonsuccess.org.
The Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society, the Office of Disability Employment Policy, and Major League Baseball have teamed up to promote mental health-friendly workplaces and provide resources for anyone in need of support. Includes resources for workers with disabilities.
Each year the World Economic Forum produces a “Future of Jobs Report”, a comprehensive look at findings, interpretations, and conclusions on current and trending economic data. Although this report looks at jobs from a global perspective, much of the content applies to the Rogue Valley region.
The first 60 pages include:
Drivers of labor market transformation
Jobs outlook
Skills outlook
Workforce Strategies
The other 230 pages include appendices and “profiles” (economic, industry, region, and skills).
The Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with BBSI to offer Webinars on some topics that are important to businesses. They will be hosting three webinars with experts from BBSI talking about each subject and answering questions from the audience.
Webinar #1: Human Resources Best Practices, April 25, Noon- 12:45 p.m.
Webinar #2: Risk and Safety Best Practices, May 23, Noon- 12:45 p.m.
Webinar #3: Strategic Planning, June 20, Noon- 12:45 p.m.
For additional information and to register.
A Safety Stand-Down is a voluntary event for employers to talk directly to employees about safety. Any workplace can hold a stand-down by taking a break to focus on “Fall Hazards” and reinforcing the importance of “Fall Prevention”. Employers of companies not exposed to fall hazards can also use this opportunity to have a conversation with employees about the other job hazards they face, protective methods, and the company’s safety policies and goals. It can also be an opportunity for employees to talk to management about falls and other job hazards they see. The first week in May is National Stand Down week. Learn more by visiting OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down site.
A comprehensive toolkit for young workers, their parents, educators, and employers. Includes federal rights for workers, types of jobs for youth, Internships, and more.
The Chamber of Medford & Jackson County, along with the Oregon Legislature and the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, will offer limited grants in response to COVID-19 and the economic impacts businesses faced in its wake. The Southern Oregon Strong Business Success Grant Program will provide direct payments to eligible businesses in Oregon House District #4* who have previously or are currently experiencing losses due to the pandemic.
The program may cover revenue losses related to utility expenses, mortgage and rent arrears, and other specific expenses to alleviate the financial impacts of the pandemic. To qualify, a company must be classified as a small business with no more than 500 employees, and the primary place of business must be within the boundaries of Oregon House District 4.*
* Visit the Jackson County Chambers Site including a Map of Eligible Communities (such as Central Point, White City, Eagle Point, Foots Creek, New Hope, Rogue River, Gold Hill, Wimer).
View Press Release.
A clearinghouse of resources for hiring and retaining employees with disabilities.
Recovery – Ready Workplace Resource Hub – resources for both employees and employers for those with either a criminal record or substance use. Provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Rogue Business Connections community on LinkedIn allows business and nonprofit leaders in the Rogue Valley to connect and share questions, resources and solutions to the challenges that many businesses face in our region.