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Greetings!
The Navigator is published every other week and is
filled with the latest HR related news, practical tips,
answers to our reader's questions and a whole lot
more! We welcome your participation in the makeup
of this periodical. Send your feedback, ideas and
input to:
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| Survey Reveals Cities with Best & Worst Cities In Which To Build Personal Wealth |
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A recent survey ranks Plano, Texas as the best city in
which to build personal wealth. On the contrary, with
the high cost of living --- New York City ranked at the
bottom of this year's list. Among some of the other
cities with the most favorable combination of pay and
cost of living were the following:
- Aurora, Colorado (Ranked #2)
- Omaha Nebraska (Ranked #3)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (Ranked #4)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico (Ranked #5)
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| Baby Boomers Not So Eager to Retire |
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A recent study indicated that Baby Boomers are no
more eager to retire than their predecessors were.
Only 14% of boomers seem eager to retire, while 42%
seem no more eager to retire than previous age
groups. 19% of this group do not seem eager to retire.
With the impending baby boomer retirements, 56% of
employers either don't expect a large loss of talent or
just aren't sure.
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| What's on Your Mind? |
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Because we want to best serve our readers, we
feature a segment of our Newsletter where you
can submit questions directly to our
OperationsInc professionals. Do you have a
question related to the management of the Human
Resources function? Email it along to
enewsletter@operationsinc.com. The best ones
will make it into a future newsletter, along with the
answer... and those that don't get published will still
receive a response.
This week's question:
"What exactly is Long Term Care and what is the
benefit of offering it to our employees?"
--- HR Manager - Manufacturing Company
Answer:
Long Term Care is a benefit that provides coverage for
extended nursing home, assisted living, rehabilitation
services and similar or support that follows the initial
medical care we typically receive in a hospital. The
way it is usually offered is a per month rate for the
employee based on their age that, provided they stay
enrolled, will never increase and, with this, will give
them this insurance for life. Further, many firms offer
this benefit for family members including parents,
which can be a very attractive benefit. Overall this is an
insurance product worth exploring with your broker.
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| Searching for Inspiration? A Few Words of Wisdom... |
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"Statistics suggest that when customers complain,
business owners and managers ought to get excited
about it. The complaining customer represents a
huge opportunity for more business."
- Zig Ziglar
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| Ask Yourself... |
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How Strong Is Your HR Backbone?
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INTERVIEW QUESTION OF THE
WEEK
Each Newsletter we will publish an interview
question which hiring managers can utilize to better
qualify candidates for hire, along with our analysis of
the answers you may receive and their meaning.
This Week's Question
--How do you successfully organize and plan your
priorities?
GAUGING THEIR RESPONSE ---
Planning and organization skills are critical for most
positions. Here we are seeking examples via this
behavioral interview question. Listen for hidden
admissions (e.g. "I try to ---", "It's a battle, but ---", "It's
been a constant focus ---")which may indicate that
while we are getting a direct answer we also are
getting an indication that organization and planning is
a weakness.
HR Best Practices Tips
--Giving employees access to employees files
There's a lot of information out there regarding what
rights an employee has to see their employee file,
some of it conflicting. The reality is that the law differs
from state to state. In CT for example you must provide
access "upon request" whereas in NY you have no
legal obligation to do so. Regardless of the state what
is clear is that the company has the right to
respond "within a reasonable period of time" to the
request vs. being required to produce access
immediately. Bottom line - this type of request is
always a red flag for possible future litigation and
therefore should result in your seeking professional
advice as to next steps before proceeding.
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