Are your employees clued-up about HIV/AIDS?
In order to sustain your business long term, it's important to educate yourself and your employees about HIV/AIDS. This article offers many resources that will help achieve this.
HIV/AIDS
Common myths about HIV/AIDS
There are many myths sur
Dealing with the death of an employee
With SMEs usually having a small staff, the environment becomes quite intimate and your employees often feel like an extended family. So it's not surprising that a worker's death can sometimes be very difficult to deal with, particularly if the death was sudden and tragic. Accepting the death of an employee can be difficult for both you and your other employees. Here are a few suggestions to help you adjust with as little disruption to your business as possible.
HIV/AIDS and the labour laws - an overview
An overview of labour legislation pertaining to HIV/AIDS and employeer/employer relations
HIV/AIDS and your business
It's important to know how HIV/AIDS affects your employees and your business.
Implementing a Workplace HIV/AIDS Programme - why and how?
A how-to guide on implement an HIV/AIDS programme at work
Myths and facts about HIV/AIDS in the Workplace
Many HIV-positive people are
New Start HIV Testing and Counselling Service - centres based all over the country
Together with its HIV awareness and education initiatives, New Start can bring the same high quality voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) services on-site to your company at a cost to company of R150 per employee who accesses our services.
SABCOHA - South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS
http://www.sabcoha.org
Sample Workplace HIV/AIDS Policy Statement
A guide on how to write and HIV/AIDS policy statement.
Siyakhana - Eastern Cape HIV/AIDS organisation
Organisation providing HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support programmes to organisations/communities in the Eastern Cape.
SMEs and HIV/AIDS - Facts and Stats
Facts and stats related to HIV/AIDS and how it affects Small Business
The Code of Good Practice on HIV/AIDS and Employment
It's a given that HIV/AIDS will a
The National AIDS Helpline - 24-hour toll-free telephone counselling, information and referral service
The National AIDS Helpline (0800-012-322) provides a confidential, anonymous 24-hour toll-free telephone counselling, information and referral service for those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.
The Soul City Institute - A multi-media health promotion and social change project
Soul City Institute is a dynamic and innovative multi-media health promotion and social change project.
Treatment Action Campaign - HIV/AIDS activist organisation
This organisation aims at creating awareness around HIV/AIDS and lobbies for fair legislation and treatment protocols.
What to do if an employee discloses his HIV status
This article helps the SME owner deal with the disclosure of an HIV-positive worker, both on a personal level and with regards to labour law and the Code of Good Practice: Key Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment.