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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Make sure employees don't work on breaks; burden's on them to prove they did


Article Title: Make sure employees don't work on breaks; burden's on them to prove they did
Article Snip:

"...If you find out employees are working during their meal periods, stop them. While you must pay for all time worked whether you approved it or not, you can and should discipline employees who work when you don’t want them to. That sends a clear message that you mean it when you say “no unauthorized overtime.”..."


Article Reference: www.businessmanagementdaily.com

Friday, June 12, 2009

Federal Employment Training Assistance


Article Title: Federal Employment Training Assistance
Article Snip:

"...The Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration (ETA) funds job training programs to improve the employment prospects of adults, youth, and dislocated workers. These programs are delivered primarily by states through the One-Stop Career Center System. Training programs can vary from state to state depending on the skills that are needed to compete for jobs in the local area. All programs are aimed at boosting workers' employability and earnings. ETA's Web site provides a clickable map of One-Stop Centers' web sites for each state...."


Article Reference: www.dol.gov

Disability discrimination in the workplace


Article Title: Disability discrimination in the workplace
Article Snip:

"...by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors...."


Article Reference: www.examiner.com

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Weighing the Pros and Cons of a Federal Job


Article Title: Weighing the Pros and Cons of a Federal Job
Article Snip:

"...The primary advantages of working for the federal government are generous benefits, solid pay, and relative job security, a combination that is challenging to find in the private sector..."


Article Reference: www.washingtonpost.com

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Homeland Security reviews contractor-federal employee balance


Article Title: Homeland Security reviews contractor-federal employee balance
Article Snip:

"...The Bush administration's efforts to open 425000 federal jobs to competition from the private sector led to complaints, particularly from federal employee..."


Article Reference: www.govexec.com