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Office News
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Sirius will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 22, and Friday, November 23, 2012. We wish you and your family a wonderful THANKS-
giving holiday and we appreciate all you do!
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Making Strides for Annual
Breast Cancer Walk
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Left to right: Mary Powell, Tony Bairefield and Pam Jaye.
Our very own Mary Powell of Sirius Technical, along with Pam Jaye and Tony Bairefield with Orion Engineering, along with hundreds of others showed up Saturday, October 27th, to walk in support of breast cancer awareness. The annual "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk kicked off bright and early in downtown Mobile. It's an event that raises money to help fight the disease and to help find a cure. |
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 The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) of Mobile, AL. is holding a fundraiser to benefit it's program services. The Bull Cantina and Grill will host HOLIDAY CHEER AT THE BULL on Monday, Dec. 3rd from 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at 609 Dauphin Street in downtown Mobile. Title sponsors of this year's event are: General Insulation and the Poarch Creek Indians. The event will feature samplings of The Bull's southwestern signature dishes and wines to taste, along with a select live auction of holiday gifts and live music. Tickets are available at The Bull and the CAC for $35 each. Call 432-1101 for details. Some auction items include: A football autographed by Alabama quarterback A J McCarron, dinner for 6 in your home prepared by a Southern chef and served by an English butler, and many themed specialty gift baskets.
http://www.cacmobile.org/
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For errands or exercise, our pullover is thick enough to keep chills at bay, yet lightweight and soft. Check out our new line of stylish jackets to keep you warm this winter; for both Ladies and Men! Check them out at our company store!
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Holiday Travels and Seat-belt Safety
The 2012 Thanksgiving Day holiday period begins at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 21, and ends at 11:59 p.m., Sunday, November 25. The National Safety Council estimate of traffic fatalities for this 4.25-day holiday period is 451 deaths. Nonfatal medically consulted injuries, i.e. injuries (serious enough that a medical professional was consulted), are estimated at 48,300. The Thanksgiving Day holiday period is always 4.25 days in length. The estimated fatality total for 2012 is 12% less than the average actual number of fatalities (512) that occurred during the previous six Thanksgiving Day holiday periods for which data are available. An evaluation of recent Thanksgiving Day holiday period estimates is presented in the table below:
Evaluation of Recent Thanksgiving Day Holiday Period Estimates
| Year | Estimate | 90% Confidence Interval | Actual | | 2005 | 610 | 505-735 | 605 | | 2006 | 555 | 500-615 | 623 | | 2007 | 564 | 499-635 | 542 | | 2008 | 479 | 415-551 | 484 | | 2009 | 447 | 392-508 | 401 | | 2010 | 441 | 378-513 | 417 |
Studies have shown that seat belts, when used, are 45% effective in preventing fatalities among front-seat passenger car occupants. Although the reduction in the risk of fatal injury from wearing seat belts is higher for light-truck occupants at 50%, the lower figure for passenger car occupants is used in the calculations here as the more conservative measure. The most recent data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) indicate that seat belt use by fatally injured passenger car and light truck occupants was 44.8%. Based on this information, it is estimated that 165 person's lives may be saved this Thanksgiving Day holiday period because they will wear their safety belts.
So, wear your SEAT BELTS and keep the family safe!
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All of us here at Sirius were saddened to say farewell to our "Josh" as he moved on to a new venture this past month. Josh Meek was with Sirius for four years, had a new baby with his wife Holly this past year, and was recently offered a local opportunity that he couldn't pass up. We hate to see you go Josh (and your male perspective in the office!), but we wish you a ton of success in your new position and we will greatly miss you!
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New Group Choice Plus / HSA
Join us Monday, Nov. 26, for a Teleconference to learn more about a new insurance choice / option plan that is now available to us.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2012
2pm cst
CALL 1-866-634-9522
DIAL PIN CODE 54145616
AFTER TONE STATE NAME THEN PRESS #
For questions, contact: Kim Guasca
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Specialty Chemical
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Pulp and Paper
Manufacturing
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We are Sirius about you! At Sirius Technical, we recognize that YOU are a big part of what makes this company so great. Please let us know what we can do for you.
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The only choice you need when it comes to staffing highly skilled designers, engineers, project managers and various other technical professionals.
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We Give Thanks.....
This holiday season, the staff and owners of Sirius Technical Services would like to say "thank you". We want you to know how honored and thankful we are to know you and to work with each and every one of you. When we opened our doors in 2005, we had no idea what God had in store for this company!. We have grown by leaps and bounds since placing our very first contractor, John Jakins, at our first client, Signal International. Now with over 210 contract employees, an additional 150-200 pay-rolled employees, and a staff of 19, we are never too "busy" to remember how we got here. So many of you have contributed to the success of Sirius through your talents, your referrals, and your loyalty. Please know we are thankful for all you've done to help get us here, and we strive to be your staffing partner "of choice" for years to come. Again, thank you! And may you and your family be richly blessed this holiday season~ The Sirius Staff
Spread the Gratitude!
As many of you probably know, Sirius likes to get involved in community activities whenever we can. Whether it's a fundraiser, race, or chili cook-off, usually you'll find some Sirius flare there! As you prepare to spend time with your family next week, remember those who need extra prayer or blessing this holiday season. If you are looking for opportunities to share or RAK someone (Random Act of Kindness!) check out these worthy causes where you can make a difference:
Spend time with your family while giving back
MapQuest's TurkeyQuest has compiled a state-by-state list from California To New York of Thanksgiving events, focusing on family-friendly volunteer opportunities.
Sponsor a needy family
Family-to-Family.org will connect you with an individual family in need. Your impact will last beyond the holiday, as you'll help provide food, clothing and other necessities throughout the year.
Serve dinner at a homeless shelter
Volunteer at a homeless shelter to prepare and dish up a meal for those without a home this holiday. Find a local directory at The National Coalition for the Homeless.
Deliver a meal
Volunteer with a local Meals on Wheels Program to bring a hot dinner to those who may not be able to join family or friends.
Support our troops
Demonstrate your thankfulness toward troops who may be away from family this Thanksgiving. Create and send a care package at Anysoldier.com.
Give thanks to a vet
Show your truly personal gratitude by volunteering one-on-one and in-person at a Veterans Center, where you might serve as an escort greeter, transport patients to appointments and perform other duties. See opportunities at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Run a Turkey Trot
All over the country this Thanksgiving, there are opportunities to run races to benefit local charities and good causes. Runs are planned for on and around Thanksgiving Day and require advance registration. |
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Sirius Awarded Chevron Contract
Sirius is very pleased to announce that is was recently awarded a three year staffing contract for the technical and non-technical employees for Chevron Products Company in Pascagoula, MS. "This contract award is a major step toward our team's vision for Sirius," said COO, Susie Bush. "We have always been destined to go to higher levels of staffing and this is only a glance of what our future holds. We have an incredible team of staff employees who are excited about working with this well renowned employer on the gulf coast."
Welcome New Staff Members
Sirius is excited to introduce two new members to our internal team:
Traci Collins- Technical Recruiter
Traci recently joined the Sirius Technical family as a technical recruiter. She comes to us with 3 ½ years of staffing experience and approximately 17 years of human resource experience. In the staffing industry, Traci has found that her HR experience has been very beneficial, and that staffing is a very exciting and satisfying job. "I love being able to offer that one person their 'dream' career opportunity. It makes for a very rewarding career." Traci can be reached at 251-281-6199 or traci.collins@siriustechnical.com.
Kym Little - Chevron Service Manager
Kym recently joined Sirius as our National Account Manager and will be managing Chevron in Pascagoula, MS., on site. Kym brings to Sirius over 20 years of sales, customer and employee relations and communications experience. She received her BS degree from the University of South Alabama in Communications and has worked with clients in the engineering and software development field for many years. We are so excited to have Kym on our Sirius team and most importantly, taking care of our Chevron employees and management team. Kym can be reached at: 228-934-7012 (Chevron) or 251-214-7531 (cell) or kym.little@siriustechnical.com. |
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November Spotlight
Employee of the Month!
Roger McClain
The November Employee of the Month award, voted for by the Sirius Staff, goes to Mr. Roger McClain! We chose Roger because he brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the projects he takes part in. Roger has lived in Mobile most of his Adult life, and loves the outdoors. He is married to his lovely wife of 37 years, has 3 children, 5 Grandchildren and 1 on the way! Roger is also the proud owner of the Tinder Box, a specialty tobacco shop located in Bel-Air Mall. Roger is a man who likes a good cigar! Congratulations Roger! We are very thankful to have you as a key member of the Sirius Team!
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Lf. to Rt: Drew Crawley, Chris Jackson, Dustin Walker
Sirius Technical contractors and staff from Orion Engineering recently took part in the Warrior Dash in Louisiana on October 13th, 2012. This adventurous group pushed their limits by conquering an extreme 5k run of mud-crawling, fire-leaping, water-logging, obstacles to the grueling finish. To find a run near you, check out the warrior dash website. |
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Co-Employment
What is co-employment and how does it affect you?
Simply defined, co-employment is a commercial relationship between two legally distinct employers that have an employer-employee relationship with the same person.
If you are a contract employee, it is very important that you understand the responsibilities of your employer, the staffing company. The staffing company pays the employee, pays and withholds payroll taxes, provides workers compensation coverage, has the right to hire and fire, hears and acts on complaints from the employee about working conditions, provides and manages employer benefits if available, etc. You should always direct any questions that are derived from these areas only to your employer, the staffing company.
The client where you accept your assignment generally supervise and direct the employees' day-to-day work, control conditions at the work site, and determine the length of the assignment. If you have specific job or project related questions, those questions should be directed to your supervisor at the client assignment.
It is very important that these areas of responsibility are defined and that the employee, the employer and the client are familiar of where their responsibilities fall in the relationship. If you have any questions or concerns about co-employment, please feel free to contact a representative here at Sirius. Our staff is trained and certified by the American Staffing Association to give expert advice in this very important aspect of contract employment.
ASA, Co-employment, Sixth Edition
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