The OperationsInc Navigator
December 2, 2008

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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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In This Week's Edition...
  • Directing you to HR Solutions
  • Nearly a Quarter of Employees Are Not Paying Attention to Benefits Changes At Their Company
  • Most Job Seekers Post to Multiple Sites
  • What's on Your Mind?
  • Searching for Inspiration? A Few Words of Wisdom...
  • Ask Yourself...
  • Legal Disclaimer

  • Nearly a Quarter of Employees Are Not Paying Attention to Benefits Changes At Their Company
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    A recent study revealed a 23% of workers do not pay attention to potentially cost-saving benefits changes offered at their company. The price tag for missed benefits can be high. In fact, 52% of employers reported that missing open enrollment costs workers $250 or more in out of pocket expenses and 20% of employers said it costs workers $1000 of more.


    Most Job Seekers Post to Multiple Sites
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    A recent study indicated that nearly 50% of job seekers post to three or more job boards. Of those professionals who currently have their resume posted online, 54% agreed that geographic and industry- specific job sites are most effective when searching for a job, while the remainder chose general job boards.


    What's on Your Mind?

    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 [email protected]. 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:
    "Is an employer legally obliged to offer all of its workers paid holidays?"

    --- HR Manager, Healthcare Industry

    Answer:
    Actually there are few if any laws in place that mandate a company must pay for holidays off, let alone provide holidays as days off. That being said it is important to check the state law in your state. Issues arise however when you setup different policies and practices within the same company, paying some but not all for their holidays. You therefore need to be consistent in your practices.


    Searching for Inspiration? A Few Words of Wisdom...
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    "We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful."

    - Warren Buffett


    Ask Yourself...

    How Strong Is Your HR Backbone?


    Legal Disclaimer

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    OperationsInc provides the information in this e- newsletter for general guidance only. The information provided herein should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional human resources, legal, or other competent advisers. Before making any decision or taking any action, you should consult a professional adviser who has been provided with all pertinent facts relevant to your particular situation.

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    Directing you to HR Solutions
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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
    --What other types of jobs are you considering?

    GAUGING THEIR RESPONSE ---
    A critical part of the interviewing cycle that often gets overlooked is the process of formulating and offer and doing so with all the facts in mind. Asking a candidate about the other opportunities they are evaluating will help you grasp what level of competition you may face and how you stack up. Overall this question will help you understand the as well the focus of the candidate's job search.

    HR Best Practices Tips

    --Avoiding Employer Hiring Negligence
    It's easy to hire new employees without doing all your homework --- and then you may pay the price with a bad hire. Instead consider establishing a company-wide pre-hire screening process that includes Background Checking, skills testing, and even personality profiling. With such practices any business moves from a screening process tied to gut and interviewing skill to a process that validates and verifies what you learned. We risk way too much without such an approach.

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