Healix International has added two new COVID-19 related modules to its expanding e-learning platform to help businesses with the planning and risk management process to keep their employees safe in the workplace
The Healix International modules aim to help companies reassure employees who are considering returning to work by providing them with the information they need to keep themselves and their colleagues safe both physically and mentally as well as in the real and virtual workplace.
The COVID-19 – A Guide to Workplace Protection course is designed to help employees protect themselves and their colleagues from contracting COVID-19 in the physical workplace. It includes information and advice on topics such as what is COVID-19, the symptoms and risks, how it is spread and risk management.
“The shift to returning to the workplace is a momentous one and businesses need to be aware that staff who have underlying health conditions may be particularly anxious; the biggest hurdle that employers need to overcome is how to instil confidence in their employees and protect their wellbeing,” explained Charlie Butcher, commercial director from Healix. “To help address this, this course also covers COVID-19 in the workplace and looking out for signs of COVID-19 related anxiety in colleagues.
“Employers do have a duty of care to their employees to safeguard their health and wellbeing, so it is vital they consult with their employees to understand their fears about returning to work, and to adhere to occupational safety measures to ensure the workplace is safe”.
The second course aims to keep employees safe at the virtual workplace. While working for staff remotely when it is commonplace overseas, it is becoming increasingly the norm for office-based staff too. Such a shift, however, exposes vulnerabilities and can create challenges for organisations, especially regarding cybersecurity and data protection.
With cybercriminals quick to take advantage of any security lapses, Healix’s course Managing Cyber Security for Remote Workers helps staff identify cyber risks to prevent malicious attacks, privacy invasions and fraud wherever they are based.
The course includes why is cybersecurity important, who poses an online threat and the main cyber risks associated with remote working. Also included are tips to practice good cybersecurity, what ‘phishing’ is and how to identify a phishing attempt.
Both modules are broken down into bite-sized lessons at the end of each section with quick knowledge checks and are accessed through a user-friendly portal that can be white labelled.
