scholarly journals Modifying Regulatory Practices to Create a Safe and Effective Working Environment Within a Shared Resource Laboratory During a Global Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Filby ◽  
David L. Haviland ◽  
Derek D. Jones ◽  
Andrea Bedoya López ◽  
Eva Orlowski‐Oliver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Environment ◽  
Shared Resource ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Resource Laboratory

scholarly journals Adapting to the Coronavirus Pandemic: Building and Incorporating a Diagnostic Pipeline in a Shared Resource Laboratory

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Russell ◽  
Ana Agua‐Doce ◽  
Lotte Carr ◽  
Asha Malla ◽  
Kerol Bartolovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shared Resource ◽  
Resource Laboratory

COVID-19 and Employment Law in South Africa: Comparative Perspectives on Selected Themes

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-55
Author(s):  
Lonias Ndlovu ◽  
Clarence Itumeleng Tshoose
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Employment Law ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Employment Contracts ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Comparative Content

Public health emergencies such as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which was elevated to a global pandemic, usually have severe implications for people in various spheres of life. For example, people’s employment and social welfare are affected. In this paper, the authors explore the possible implications of COVID-19 on the rights of employers and employees in South Africa. The issues that need to be considered include leave when employees elect to stay at home as a precautionary measure against contracting the coronavirus at work, the enforcement of employment contracts, employment security, workplace discipline, working hours, absenteeism, and the employer’s duty to provide the employees with a safe working environment. Using a doctrinal legal research method, the article provides an analysis of the applicable laws and cases from South Africa and related jurisdictions. The comparative content, analysis of legislation, case law, and sector-specific guidelines show that COVID-19 has and will continue to have a significant impact on the employment laws as reflected in different jurisdictions. Although employment law is generally jurisdiction-specific, there are many commonalities in the laws of different countries, both on the African continent and globally. It is also important to note that the existing employment laws need to be adjusted in order to accommodate the effects of the pandemic. For example, South Africa can draw valuable lessons from other jurisdictions on how to deal with employment matters during a pandemic, and therefore COVID-19 presents the country with an opportunity to develop both its employment laws and the common law.

scholarly journals Shared Resource Laboratory Operations: Changes Made During Initial Global COVID ‐19 Lockdown of 2020

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica B. Back ◽  
Cora H. Chadick ◽  
Juan J. Garcia Vallejo ◽  
Eva Orlowski‐Oliver ◽  
Radhika Patel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shared Resource ◽  
Resource Laboratory

scholarly journals International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC) flow cytometry shared resource laboratory (SRL) best practices

2016 ◽  
Vol 89 (11) ◽  
pp. 1017-1030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lora W. Barsky ◽  
Michele Black ◽  
Matthew Cochran ◽  
Benjamin J. Daniel ◽  
Derek Davies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
International Society ◽  
Shared Resource ◽  
Resource Laboratory

scholarly journals Automating the Shared Resource Laboratory Using Computer Scripts: A Case Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 (7) ◽  
pp. 797-802
Author(s):  
Christopher Hall ◽  
Laura Brown ◽  
Jennifer Graham ◽  
Sam Thompson ◽  
Bee Ling Ng
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Shared Resource ◽  
Resource Laboratory

scholarly journals The Local Co-Working Hub: A Merging Solution

Urban Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Bahareh Motamed ◽  
Kamyar Shirvanimoghaddam
Keyword(s):  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Future ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Current Scenario

The coronavirus pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges and has changed society; some of these changes seem temporary, and others seem permanent. The uncertainty of the duration of this pandemic has introduced changes without the knowledge of how permanent they are, and has raised awareness regarding a need for a shift to a new normal. This new normal will affect different aspects of our life routines and activities, such as travel behaviour, personal hygiene, socializing, and our working environment. In the wake of the global pandemic, which has been followed by lockdowns, curfews, social distancing, and working from home, the future of the office has turned into an open question, as COVID has changed our expectation of how, where, and when people can do their jobs. Big companies like Twitter and Facebook have announced that they are allowing employees to permanently work from home; however, some industry leaders are using the work-from-home experience to reimagine the role of the office in the future. What will the future office look like, and what can we expect of the workplace environment? In this paper, we propose a third solution, which is the merging of the current scenario of the classic office and working from home, which is entitled the ‘local co-working hub’. By studying the challenges and opportunities of each of the current approaches, the potential of the local co-working hub is highlighted.

scholarly journals EDITORIAL: An overview of educational challenges and responses to the global pandemic of COVID-19 in pharmacy schools in Turkey

2021 ◽  
pp. 84-86
Author(s):  
Aysu Selcuk
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
First Case ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
In The Beginning

Education is one of the areas affected by COVID-19. The authorities in Turkey responded fast to COVID-19 with the continuation of distance learning in higher education after 13 days of the first case. It was the first time pharmacy schools provided distance learning in Turkey. Although, in the beginning, there were some problems, students and academic staff adopted an online platform in a few weeks. Surveys completed by students and academic staff demonstrated that distance learning could provide opportunities for students such as easy access to lecture notes and repetition of lectures, and for academic staff improved working environment, flexibility and time-saving. However, both students and academic staff do not agree that face-to-face education should be replaced with distance learning. Using online platforms for distance learning in response to COVID-19 has enlightened faculty in terms of adopting new technology and educational techniques in lectures.

scholarly journals “Impact of technology on different leadership styles to support distanced working: A study of India's service sector with reference to Delhi / NCR area”

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 5692-5705
Author(s):  
N.Suresh Kumar, Dr.(Ms) Shikha Kapoor
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Skill Management ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
Reward And Recognition ◽  
The Impact

Indian service sector has witnessed the growth of technology at unprecedented pace that has impacted the creation and development of remote working environment. This changing organizational environment and market demands require an alignment between technology and leadership. In this context the current study aims to find the impact of technology on different leadership styles to support distanced working, particularly, after the spread of the global pandemic. For this, 328 respondents working in service sector of Delhi &NCR were surveyedthrough structured questionnaire. Findings of the study revealed that technology has an influence on different leadership styles in supporting distanced working by providing clear communication, skill management, participation, or guiding work behavior. Additionally, technology plays significant role of enabling distanced working through contribution of technology in supporting communication and mobility, determination of technology task-fit, or creating of sense of unity. Thus, using the practices like cloud based internal communication portal or the reward and recognition facility, the benefit of technology could be derivedandbusiness continuity.

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