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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:
enewsletter@operationsinc.com
| More Home-Based Workers According To Census |
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According to a report realeased by rhe U.S. Census
Bureau, the number of people who worked at home
increased from about 9.5 million (8% of the total U.S.
Workforce) in 1999 to 11.3 million in 2005. Nearly half
of those home workers had college degrees, and
nearly half of them earned $75,000 or more per year.
The most popular occupations among those who
reported working at home were professional (25%);
executive, administrative, and managerial (22%); and
sales (18%).
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| What Annoys You at the Office? |
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A recent survey revealed that grumpy or moody
colleagues (37%), slow computers (36%) and small
talk/gossip in the office (19%) are the things that
annoy workers most. In addition, "Thinking outside the
box" and "Let's touch base" were the most hated buzz
phrases among the 1,836 people surveyed.
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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:
-Is it permissible for employees to skip their lunch
or break periods in order to leave early?
--- Office Manager, Financial Services
Answer:
While many states have laws requiring that breaks be
provided for employees the skipping of breaks by the
employee is generally allowed, but almost always
when that is the decision of the employee. In other
words skipping the break at the direction of the
employer almost assuredly could be a violation of
local labor laws. Check with your local Department of
Labor to be sure.
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| Searching for Inspiration? A Few Words of Wisdom... |
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" You can't overestimate the need to plan and
prepare. In most of the mistakes I've made, there has
been this common theme of inadequate planning
beforehand. You really can't over-prepare in business!"
- Chris Corrigan
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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
-In your present position, what problems have you
identified that had previously been overlooked?
GAUGING THEIR RESPONSE ---
This is one of those classic questions where the
response will help you understand how this person
has made an impact in their present role. It will also
let you know how they are at identifying issues and
tackling them. Lastly it will tell you if this is a leader or
mostly a follower. The key as always is to listen to the
responses, probing on each response to ensure you
know what THEY did and how THEY were
responsible.
HR Best Practices Tips
--Company Parties
Having parties for the holidays, the summer, an
anniversary or for whatever purpose is commonplace
for most businesses. That being said you need to
take extra caution given the company can be held
responsible and accountable for anything bad that
comes out of the event. For example serving alcohol
almost always immediately places the employer in a
position whereby they need to monitor the behavior of
those in attendance and even step in to stop
someone from driving when/if they are inebriated. The
same holds true for harassment or behavior that
would be considered inappropriate for the workplace.
In short have a plan and stick to it or your firm may
face some pretty severe consequences.
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