What businesses can do to encourage their employees to comply with COVID-19 safety measures

What businesses can do to encourage their employees to comply with COVID-19 safety measures

When bringing employees back into the office, it's important to encourage safe new habits.







Luis Alvarez/Getty Images













As business reopen during the pandemic, employers are facing a new challenge: how to keep their employees safe, and how to get them to follow safety regulations.

Loran Nerdgren, an associate professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School, says employers should identify potential resistance and proactively develop solutions.

Pleading with or punishing employees into compliance won't be effective. Instead, help your employees understand that everyone plays a role in keeping each other safe.

If workers feel that wearing a mask or distancing is part of a new social contract,