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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
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| Dads Under Increased Pressure at Work and at Home |
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A recent survey reported that more than half (56%) of employed fathers say they frequently take time off for child-related tasks --markedly more than the 40% of mothers who report doing likewise.
Employers haven't quite caught on yet, it seems. About two-thirds (68%) of dads with jobs say they've experienced "negativity or problems" with bosses over conflicts between work and children. Of those, 57% say this has happened "multiple times."
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| 24% of Workers Cannot Afford a Vacation |
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According to a recent study, twenty-four percent of full-time workers reported they can't afford to take a vacation in 2011, up from 21 percent last year. Another 12 percent reported they can afford a vacation, but don't have plans to take one this year. While the majority of workers are planning some time away from work, three-in-ten plan to take the office with them on vacation. Thirty percent reported they will contact work while on vacation, up from 25 percent last year.
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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:
-Can an employer require its employees to work overtime?
--- HR Manager, Healthcare Facility
Answer:
In general yes, perhaps with the exception of a union employee who may be protected by their collective bargaining agreement. Overall the employer can determine what hours are needed to complete the job at hand. There are thresholds where your demands for OT work may be excessive and therefore require some consideration, breaks, notices, etc., but generally speaking requiring a schedule that includes overtime is an acceptable and legal practice.
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| Searching for Inspiration? A Few Words of Wisdom... |
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"If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're doing and you always put the customer first, success
will be yours."
- Ray Kroc
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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
- What other types of jobs are you considering?
GAUGING THEIR RESPONSE ---
While many candidates profess to the idea that your open position is ideally suited for what they are seeking and in fact the perfect and only job for them, asking them about their other pursuits when it comes to their job search can be eye opening. Specifically you may hear that the candidate is also looking at roles that completely differ from your open position. To that end we want to use this as an opportunity to challenge them on their true career goals so we can better understand how truly perfect your role is vs. if they are just saying what they think they want you to hear.
HR Best Practices Tips
--How to communicate salary structure changes
Over the past three years many if not most businesses have had to communicate some form of salary structure change, be it a reduction in compensation, alteration to bonus or similar. The best way to approach this is to meet with your employees, possibly in a group to start to broadly explain your plan, then doing so one-on-one so as to ensure the specific impact for each is clear. The group communication allows for the message to be sent at once to all, limiting the chance that messages would get altered in only one-on-one discussion communication. Justifying the changes is also a good practice as the more visibility to the issues the employees have, in most cases, the easier they may embrace the change.
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