Posted on September 22, 2011 by Tiffany Schmidt

Why Is Training Employees Important?

I have blogged numerous times over the past year about the importance of training employees and it bears repeating. Businesses who don’t train their employees can suffer from all kinds of potential problems, from fines for OSHA violations, fines for FLSA violations, or civil liability because of discrimination or negligence claims, just to name a few.

Earlier this week the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the City Brewing Company in La Crosse, Wisconsin for 16 serious safety violations. Over $100,000 in fines has been issued and the company has only 15 days to pay the fines or appeal OSHA’s decision. Another violation involved not training employees in an emergency-response plan.

With training, it is possible for employers to avoid or defend against many workplace issues.
Training:

• Puts employees on notice as to what is or is not appropriate in the workplace.
• Informs employees what laws are applicable to the workplace.
• Informs employees what penalties will occur if policies/procedures are violated.
• Should be on-going in nature. Refresher courses are important and helpful.

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