A recent study indicated that nearly one-third, 32%, of workers interviewed said acclimating to a different corporate culture and colleagues would pose the greatest challenge when re-entering the workforce after an extended absence. Other workforce re-entry challenges cited included the following:

• Learning new technologies/protocols (23%)
• Adapting to a new routine/schedule (22%)
• Building professional confidence (10%)

A recent survey revealed that 22% of men made less money than their wives in 2007. In comparison, 4% of husbands earned less than their wives in 1970.. Shifts in education patterns were a factor. In 1970, 28% of husbands had more educationthan their wives. By 2007, that figure dropped to 19%.

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 are the penalties for an OSHA violation?

--- Project Manager, Construction/Demolition

Answer:
OSHA has a multitude of penalties tied quite frankly to the extent of the infraction. For most businesses in white collar businesses OSHA is mostly a non-issue, unless you also have a warehouse, storage site, manufacturing facility, to name a few. The best way to hedge against these issues is to contact your insurance broker who usually can arrange for a free audit of your OSHA practices, pointing out the needed fixes.

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- Vince Lombardi

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