With a tougher economy, rising financial
pressure and less overtime, field employees doing “side work” and competing
with employers is a growing issue. Throw in an environment with more and more
subcontract installers and things are even worse. Side work is not a new
phenomenon; it has been going on forever.
Now more than ever, it’s important to dot the
i’s and cross the t’s when it comes to reporting your employees’ workplace
injuries and illnesses. Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) began sending inspectors to company offices and worksites
to assess the accuracy of their injury and illness records.
I have been asked so many times why Hispanics don’t learn or want to learn English, that I just smile and jokingly answer back with, "¿Qué?, no comprendo inglés." That means, "What, I don’t understand English?" Well, this gets their attention real fast and hopefully yours.
