Millennials in the workplace: Summary

Summary:

Background:

This is a summary of a report about Millennials (those born between the 1980s and 1990s) in the workplace who make a huge part of our workforce but they seem to lack loyalty to the companies. Multinational companies notice large rates of employees leaving work thus trying to keep them fails. This report addresses how organisations can look for ways to improve employee engagement and retention.  

Research:  

  PricewaterhouseCooper conducted a survey that resulted in 40,000 millennials and non-millennials responses on the topic of the workplace. In another survey conducted by Deloitte, 10,000 millennials took part in studies about their interpretations of hardships and opportunities at workplaces.

Key findings:

• Millennials are more committed at work than their seniors. This is because millennials value interest and a good work-life over excessive work in their lives. 
• Millennials believe that productivity should be valued more than hours spent at work. 
•  Millennials want to be treated equally with respect and to be given more opportunities within the workplace. 
• Millennials believe that businesses should look to improve society that way workers will be loyal toward companies with strong ethics.   

Recommendations:

Things organisations should consider for retaining improvements:

• Adjusting their workload to their satisfaction levels and work-life balance, Allowing employees to choose their working hours and location of choice, and provide interesting work opportunities.
•   Offer help and focus on improving society over profit-making. 

Diabetes

 Journal Articles

https://sa1s3.patientpop.com/assets/docs/161551.pdf

 Points

• sugars & carbs = energy
• Body fuel barrier - diabetes
• sugar to cells: blood uses insulin
• Insulin - hormone made by gland (pancreas)
• Type 1 - zero insulin
• Type 2 & gestational - insufficient insulin
• hyperglycemia (high blood sugar)
• Gestational diabetes - ONLY pregnant women
• Management - excercise, measure blood sugar, and insulin treatment
• Gestational diabetes - doesn't affect new born

 Summary

The journal article is a clear guide of the topic of type 1 and 2 diabetes, especially gestational diabetes.

The causes, effects and management for gestational diabetes, which occurs only in pregnant women, is highlighted in this journal article. Many advices are also presented in this particular journal article.

Task 1 Greta Thunberg

TAKING NOTES

• Greta Thunberg "climate is breaking down"
• Children protest
• Give up education
• Need to stop burning fossils
• Magic machine that sucks carbon out of the air
•  Climate solution - trees
• 200 species extinct every day.
• It is that simple. Protect, restore, fund.

SUMMARY

Greta Thunberg exposes the reality of how climate change affects the earth. Thunberg presents us with various solutions and ways to eliminate the issues causing climate change. Solutions include the increase in trees and greenery as they contain any carbon in the air, perhaps introducing a machine that sucks out carbon from the air, or using funds to solve climate change. She believes solving climate change should be our first priority.

REFLECTION

I believe protecting the nature is every one job, and it is on priority to look after it.

Task 1: Newspaper Article

https://theconversation.com/australias-gold-industry-stamped-out-mercury-pollution-now-its-coals-turn-151202

Australia's Gold Industry Stamped out Mercury Pollution - Now it's Coal's Turn

Taking Notes

• Mercury - toxin harms living
• According to research - Gold Production - brought mercury to zero
• Aus approves UN's convention, aim to reduce mercury
• After solving coal burning
• where mercury come from.
• Occurs naturally
• Human-caused - burning fossil-feuls, mining etc
• Toxic
• Estimate - 8 to 30 tonnes/year
• 2006 - Kalgoorlie mines cause half of mercury
• Extract of gold emmits mercury
• 2015 - technology upgrade reduces mercury from 8 tonnes - 250 kg
• other sources - bushfires, overseas etc
• Solution
• Technology lowers emissions 
• Federal gov banned mercury-containing pesticides
• logical step - reduce of mercury from power plants
• once ratify UN convention, control of mercury if allowed

Summary

The article touches upon the environmental issue in Australia regarding mercury emissions. Mercury, a toxin harmful to all living organisms, has yet to be an issue to be controlled once coal burning has been solved. However, due to technological advances emission of mercury has decreased. Furthermore, the federal government had enforced the banning of mercury-containing pesticides so now the next logical step is to reduce the emission of mercury from power plants. According to statistics, these actions will likely reduce the problem once Australia approves the Manamata Convention allowing the control of mercury to take place. 

Reflection

I believe taking care envirnmens is our top priority, so i entirely agree with the control of mercury emission.Because they are harmful to every single living thing, it should be dealt with as soon as possible. 

Australia must control its killer cat problem. A major new report explains how, but doesn’t go far enough

 

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/cut-it-out-craig-maverick-mp-claims-he-is-cancelled-20210203-p56z3r.html 

DIABETES

 Definition

•  high blood glucose,or high blood sugar
• Diabetes type one, type two

• Causes
• Chronic condition
• abnormally high sugar level
•  pancreas functions weakly
•  insufficient production of insulin

• Symptoms
• Frequent urination
• Extreme thirst
• Increased hunger
• Nerve pain or numbness
• Slow healing wounds
• Dark skin patches

Treatment

• No cure for diabetes.
• prevent complications by controlling blood sugar levels, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, healthy body weight. 
• depends on the type of diabetes, include: taking insulin daily by injections/insulin pump.

Prevention

• Manage your weight.
• Exercise.
• Eat a balanced, healthy diet. 
• Limit unhealthy foods.
• Limit alcohol.
• Quit smoking.
• Control your blood pressure        

Diabetes is a disease where your blood has high blood sugar levels. There are two types of Diabetes, type one and type two. 

The Causes that lead to diabetes are, Chronic condition, abnormally high sugar levels, weak pancreas functions and insufficient production of insulin. 

Symptoms from diabetes are frequent urination, Extreme thirst and hunger, Nerve pain or numbness, Slow healing wounds and Dark skin patches.

Treatments for diabetes unfortunetly have no cure. However, the only treatment is by preventing complications. Preventing things such as, controlling blood sugar levels, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and a healthy body weight. Treatment for diabetes depends on what type you are, an example of such include: taking insulin daily by injections and insulin pump. 

To prevent diabetes you must, Manage your weight, Exercise, Eat a healthy diet, Limit unhealthy foods, Limit alcohol, Quit smoking and Control your blood pressure.