by nate on Friday, March 12th, 2010 | Career, Inspiration, Knowledge, Life | No Comments

Primary care doctors were offered an average base salary of $173,000 in 2009 compared to an average base salary of $189,000 offered to certified nurse anesthetists, or CRNAs, according to the latest numbers from Merritt Hawkins & Associates, a physician recruiting and consulting firm.

CRNAs are advanced practice nurses who administer anesthesia to patients. An important distinction between CRNAs and anesthesiologist is that when anesthesia is administered by a nurse anesthetist, it is still recognized as the practice of nursing rather than a practice of medicine.

Kurt Mosley, staffing expert with Merritt Hawkins & Associates said medical doctors and specialists, including anesthesiologists, typically have four to five years more of medical training than CRNAs. After spending a lot of time speaking with physicians around the country, he said many family doctors are starting to feel like “second-class citizens.”

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by wildcherry on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 | Career, Life | No Comments

In the USA, the UK and the EU protection exist against unlawful redundancy in various laws.

Redundancy types, redundancy selection, redundancy payments or benefits depend on whether redundancy resulted from closure, relocation, transfer, or workforce reduction.

Redundancy may not be by simply letting workers go ~ often laws require some form of compensation or extended benefit to be paid to workers.

Redundancy protection is not identical - it varies ~ a general understanding of redundancy laws in western countries may be useful to employees:-

In the USA, at workplaces where there is not a recognized labour union, in redundancy situations the redundant employees’ company pension has been protected since the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act 1974, and so are the company medical insurance benefits of redundant workers for at least 18 months since the Federal Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act 1985.

In Europe, e.g., in the Netherlands where it is unlawful to terminate workers not on fixed term contracts without formal permission from the Labour Office or from a Court of Law, there is especially calculated compensation in all types of redundancies for all workers who are made redundant - and, e.g., Ireland has redundancy payments, and in Italy and in the UK there is fixed statutory redundancy pay for staff redundancies.

Fair Redundancy is practised by many countries: Australia and New Zealand have laws about redundancy, the states of the European Union have them, and in America, e.g., Canada has them - as does also the United States.

In the United States, for example, and in Europe there have been varying legal requirements to give redundancy notice (e.g., in Germany the Redundancy Notification Act, in the Netherlands the Redundancy Act, in France the Work Code, in the United Kingdom the Trade Union & Labour Relations Consolidation) Act, and in the United States the Federal Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification Act); and, where applicable (in Europe by Collective Redundancy Consultation, in the USA under the National Labor Relations Act) employers are expected, in mass redundancies, to discuss with Works Councils or with trades unions, e.g., collective severance pay and other benefits for redundant workers.

In the European Union, under the Acquired Rights Directive 1977, in the case of transfer of business also the employees’ contracts of employment transfer to the new employer (but not the equipment supplied by the previous employer: Schmidt -v- Spar & others 1994) ~ and although economically essential variations are nor barred in redundancy law, if the employee’s contract is varied detrimentally to the employee the changes are not valid - even if the employee is shown to have agreed to them.

Redundancy payments are, of course, intended to compensate the worker who, sometimes after many years of loyal service, due to no fault on the part of the worker, suffers job loss by redundancy - redundancy not being employment termination, e.g., for misconduct or incompetence.

The USA & the UK while share a Common Law system, the ‘employment at will doctrine’ of the former not being subscribed to by the European Union states, but the UK being also bound by European Law, perhaps British law is most appropriate for a basic understanding of the basis in most western countries, though they vary, of the redundancy laws…

Redundancy types recognised in English law are three, as follows:-

Statutory Redundancies - which are of two kinds:

>> 1. Cessation of Business: This is the most common type. It applies when the employer has closed, or is to close, down his business. That is redundancy and gives rise to eligibility for redundancy payment. It is also so and entitles to redundancy pay if the closure of business is partial and only a branch or a part of the business is closed where the employee worked, Gemmel -v- Dorngavil Brickwork Ltd 1967.

>> 2. Business Relocation: Moving the place of business is also quite common. The employer has closed, or is to close, down the business where the business is located, and even if the reason is that in that area there is no longer work, unless the employment contract by an express term includes an agreement requiring the worker to move to the new place of business, that is a redundancy situation, entitling the employee to compensation.

Surplus of Labour sometimes arises due to the requirement diminishing for the work of the employee’s service, or for work generally, where the employee works. Then, the courts’ wide constriction applies as to the type of work that was the employee was employed to do.

In Hindle -v- Percival Boats Ltd 1968 a worker employed to build wooden boats was not redundant when the demand for wooden boats was replaced by demand for fibreglass boats which he could not build; for, the type of the work that he was employed to do was neither wooden nor any other specific material from boats to build but simply to build boats - the introduction of new technology did not change that, and it was a matter of whether the employer reasonably and fairly acted in relation to letting the employee go.

Redundancy Situations can arise also when a fixed term employment contracts end and are not renewed: in Nottinghamshire County Council -v- Lee 1979 the employee on a one year fixed contract who had been told at the time that there would be no work for him after then was still eligible for redundancy payment since that was because the work had ceased to exit.

(Redundancy Ethics vary: Redundancy is normally on the basis of, where the workforce is to be reduced, on a last come first go basis. But, sometimes there is what is known as ‘bumping’ involved - the employee whose work has ceased to exist is given the work of, and replaces, another whose work has not ceased to exit and who himself, instead, is made redundant ~ this perhaps has to do with the greater likelihood of the latter’s finding employment and sooner, and possible arguments as to the morality and ethics aside, it was so in Murray -v- Foyle Meet Ltd 1999.)

Under a European Union Directive employers must inform the employees of their business economics and allow employees say in business decisions –if e.g., they employ, in 2007 one hundred, from 2008 fifty or more employees. Additionally, there must be Redundancy Consultation for 30 days if the number of employees to be made redundant is 20 or more, or for 90 days if 100 or more.

The redundancy pay is calculated at the rate, for every year worked since the age of 17 and including any years after the retirement age if the employee has not retired, up to a maximum of 20 years, of, age 22 half, up to age 40 one, older one-and-a-half week’s pay. There is a limit on the amount that can be taken into account as the weekly wage which is annually retail index linked. Except in exceptional cases, redundancy payments are not subject to income tax.

To qualify for redundancy an employee must have been with the employer for at least 2 years.

If the employee does not qualify for redundancy, it is treated as ordinary dismissal, and employment termination involves, if the employee has been with the employer for at least one month, a notice period or monies in lieu, of at least 1 week or as agreed in the employment contract up to a maximum of 12 weeks.

In redundancy situations employees must given reasonable time off on full pay to attend to reasonable necessities, e.g., re-training, etc.

Voluntary Redundancy is different than forced redundancies - such employment termination less involve redundancy disputes, but it is as follows.

Cases of Constructive Dismissal are rare in relation to redundancy, but Redundancy Situations may arise also in such circumstances as Death or Dissolution or Liquidation of the owner of a business - or if upon the appointment of a receiver the business closes down. Then usually the employee will have resigned or will have been dismissed or the Employment Contract will have ended by mutual consent. Usually, as consideration, the employee whose employment has been terminated receives a lump sum of money. That is not a statutory, but a voluntary redundancy, and the worker, then, is not eligible for statutory redundancy pay, and unless there has been involved also transfer of business, that is so even if the worker later claims that it was to his detriment.

In redundancy situations, in the case of some occupations Exemptions apply - e.g., in the case of the employees of the National Health Service; and, of course, redundancy does not apply in the case of private household employees and they not qualify for redundancy payment form the household employer.

Wrongful Lay-offs, though, can give rise to a redundancy situation.

When there is shortage of work and the personnel are laid off or put on short time work, there are Guarantee Payments set by law which must be paid to the employees, and workers can sue for at the Employment Tribunals.

If there is a Layoff situation and the worker is on short time working, and if the employee has been laid off either 4 consecutive weeks, or for any 6 weeks out of 13, then that can be a wrongful lay off, and that worker, if so chooses to do, may give Notice to the employer of intention to treat that layoff situation as a redundancy situation. Then such an employee becomes a redundant employee and qualifies for statutory redundancy payment.

Redundancy situations can be avoided by an employer by an offer of suitable alternative employment which in Employment Law makes ineligible an employee for redundancy pay who refuses it unreasonably.

The Legal Test as to the suitability of the alternative employment is an objective one by the standard of the reasonable man; and, as to the reasonableness of a refusal it is subjective taking account of employee’s domestic circumstances, inconvenience of travel, disruption of children’s education, loss of friends - and reputation as in the employment case of Clayton - v- Oliver 1930.

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by nate on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 | Career, Inspiration, Knowledge, Life, Tips | No Comments

These five careers prove that opportunities exist across industries, and it’s not too late to transition into a field you’re passionate about.

1. Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical therapist assistants help physical therapists rehabilitate patients, including accident victims and sufferers of debilitating diseases. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment of physical therapist assistants is expected to grow 33 percent thru 2018, much faster than the national average. In 2008, these assistants earned an average of $46,140.

2. Registered Nurse

Registered nurses help doctors treat, diagnose, and care for patients in hospitals, doctors’ offices, and care centers. Nurses make up the largest employment group within health care, and their numbers are expected to grow by another 22 percent from 2008 to 2018. According to the BLS, registered nurses earned an average of $62,450 in 2008.

3. Elementary School Teacher

If you have a passion for learning and enjoy working with kids, a career as an elementary school teacher may be a good fit. Elementary school teachers teach multiple subjects to students from kindergarten through sixth grade, emphasizing understanding, responsibility, and consideration. According to the BLS, elementary school teachers earned an average of $49,330 in 2008, and the field is expected to grow by 16 percent from 2008 to 2018.

4. Computer Software Engineer

Computer software engineers use principles of computer science and mathematics to design and develop software. From computer games to networking systems, the programs developed by computer software engineers help computers function in our everyday lives. The BLS expects employment of computer software engineers to increase by 34 percent thru 2018, which means plenty of opportunities to enter the field. In 2008, these engineers earned an average of $85,430.

5. Management Analyst

Management analysts (also called management consultants) are business experts that help companies solve problems to remain competitive. Management analysts must think strategically and come up with innovative, effective solutions for their clients. In 2008, management analysts earned an average of $73,570, and the BLS expects their employment to increase by 24 percent in the next decade.

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by wildcherry on Saturday, January 16th, 2010 | Career, Life | No Comments

First, let’s figure out if you can be considered a workaholic by considering these questions:

• Do you frequently work long hours, including weekends and holidays?
• Have you sacrificed aspects of your personal life for your business?
• Do you hesitate to take long vacations and when you do find that you’re tethered to your BlackBerry?
• Do you think about work when you’re not in front of your computer?
• Do you often miss out on personal events because of work (and then feel guilty because of it)?

If you answered yes to even one of the questions above, you’re probably at least a borderline workaholic. But even if you tend to fall into the tunnel-vision-workaholic category at times, the good news is that you can change that. All it takes is a change in perspective and a shuffling of priorities.

Being a Workaholic vs. Being Driven

The negativity around the word “workaholic” is often inaccurately used to describe someone who simply loves the work that they do and prefers work to many other activities. There’s nothing wrong with being dedicated to your work and enjoying it immensely. Some of us simply have an internal drive that causes us to work frequently, work hard and be willing to make sacrifices to reach our goals. This can be good; this frequently results in success and achievement.

Problems arise, however, when you lose perspective by becoming so work-oriented that you let your drive dictate your entire life, have trouble taking necessary breaks, and your dedication begins to morph into over-attention.

How to Achieve a Workaholic’s Balance

It can be argued that a true work-life balance is not achievable, especially when it comes to a workaholic. But if you apply the focus and dedication you have for your work to your desire for equilibrium in all aspects of your life, you may be surprised how easy it is to develop a well-rounded lifestyle that centers on your happiness and the happiness of those around you.

Here’s how to start:

• Write down your motivations – Why do you work so hard? What does your work do for you on a personal level? How does your work make you feel at the end of the day? What does success mean to you?
• Honestly analyze your motivations – Is your work compensating for other areas in your life that are lacking? Are you comfortable with your motivations as they are? Do your motivations support your goals?
• Describe your perfect balance – What would a typical day look like? How would your current work schedule change? What are your priorities?
• Make a list of what you can do now – What immediate changes can you make in your life to get you closer to your perfect balance? What has to change in order to be true to your priorities?
• Plan for the future – What are some longer-term changes you can work on implementing in your life? How will you remind yourself on a daily basis what your priorities are?
• Just like everything else in life, moderation is vital when it comes to work. But there’s no reason why you can’t be a happy, healthy, and functioning “workaholic.”

Do you consider yourself a workaholic? What do you do to maintain a balance?

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by wildcherry on Friday, January 8th, 2010 | Career, Life | No Comments

If you’re just starting to blog and you don’t have your own network yet, don’t worry. You can sign up under Blogoncherry.  Please sign up/register herto submit your article to us. We’ll review your article within 24 hrs.  As long as you’re willing to learn and take action, you can see your earnings in no time.

Step 1: Decide the specific topic or niche of your blog.

Your blog topics should be something that both you, and your audience, are familiar with or passionate about.

Let’s say you want to make money blogging about video games. If you’e a WarCraft fan, and you understand the game from top to bottom, you’re more likely to come up with beneficial content than if you were to write something completely uninteresting or foreign to you.

Step 2: Create a professional-looking blog.

Choose an eye-catching design and style for your blog. You can find free themes and plugins on the internet, so you can build attractive blogs and maximize their full moneymaking potentials.

Step 3: Post valuable, entertaining or controversial content on your blog.

It’s better if you write the content yourself, so that your personality may shine through. But in case you can’t think of any ideas or you’re pressed for time, you could always outsource the task to a dependable freelancer. Remember, if you want to make money blogging, you need to invest time and/or money in providing excellent content.

Let’s say you have a WarCraft blog offering free tips for a soon-to-launch ebook, what’s a good plan?

Well, you could write 300-600 word quality articles related to your World of WarCraft blog, and post an article at least 5 times a week in it. If you give quality content, your credibility or authority level shoots up.

Getting people to write comments is an excellent way to get free content and make money blogging. People love to join hot discussions. Encourage comment posting by offering certain prizes for blog commenters of the month. For example, you could give $50-$100, gift cards to Amazon, or copies of your own products (in case you don’t want to offer money).

By posting valuable content and encouraging comments, you’re slowly building a network of fans to your blog.

Step 4: Monetize it.

There are a number of ways to make money blogging through various monetization streams.

You could promote your own products related to your content. If you provide good solid information and they’re satisfied, they are more likely to buy from you.

If you don’t have your own products, you could buy products with resale or private label rights. But if you don’t want to go through any hassles, you could simply promote affiliate products related to your content.

You could also post Google adsense on your blog, so you can make money blogging whenever someone clicks on those ads, even if they didn’t buy anything.

You can also make money by using pay-per-action programs. These programs usually pay you more than adsense, but less than the normal affiliate programs. How do you earn with pay-per-action programs? Every time someone does a specific action that the advertiser intends them to do (whether it’s filling up a form, downloading a report, subscribing to a list, etc.), you get paid a certain amount.

If your blog becomes popular enough, you could also offer advertising space where marketers will pay you to put their advertisements in your blog.

Step 5: Bring in the traffic.

There are different techniques to generate traffic and make money blogging.

Set up your blog posts to be “pinged” automatically to a list of ping sites every time you make a new post. Pinging is a method that allows your content to be indexed faster by the search engines.

Use Google Adwords or other pay-per-click methods to advertise your blog. When people search for certain keywords related to your blog, your pay-per-click ad comes out. You only pay every time someone clicks on your ad.

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by wildcherry on Friday, January 8th, 2010 | Career, Life | No Comments

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by nate on Friday, January 1st, 2010 | Career, Inspiration, Knowledge, Life | No Comments

Florida Gator senior quarterback, Tim Tebow in Sugar Bowl against Cincinnati, which is his final game as a collegiate quarterback, and maybe his final game ever as a starting quarterback at any level, stated his religiosity for the world by printing a biblical verse, Ephesians 2:8-10, on his eye-black. The verse reads:

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

Humility has always been a trait Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has exhibited throughout his career. Tebow has been known not only as a great college football quarterback, but also as a very righteous and religious young man. He has stated that he is still a virgin, for example, and saving himself for marriage. He has also spent a good deal of his personal time working with the disadvantaged and visiting prisons to share inspirational messages.

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by nate on Monday, December 28th, 2009 | Career, Knowledge, Life, Tips | Comments Off

What they lie about

1. We’re not allowed to tell our customers we don’t like a dish. So if you ask your server how something is and she says, “It’s one of our most popular dishes,” chances are she doesn’t like it.
—Waitress at a well-known pizza chain

2. On Christmas Day, when people ask why I’m there, I might say, “My sister’s been in the hospital,” or, “My brother’s off to war, so we’re celebrating when he gets back.” Then I rake in the tips.
—Chris, a New York City waiter and the founder of bitterwaitress.com

3. If you’re looking for your waiter and another waiter tells you he’s getting something out of the stockroom, you can bet he’s out back having a quick smoke.
—Charlie Kondek, former waiter at a Denny’s in Central Michigan

4. If someone orders a frozen drink that’s annoying to make, I’ll say, “Oh, we’re out. Sorry!” when really I just don’t want to make it. But if you order water instead of another drink, suddenly we do have what you originally wanted because I don’t want to lose your drink on the bill.
—Waitress at a casual Mexican restaurant in Manhattan

What you don’t want to know

5. When I was at one bakery restaurant, they used to make this really yummy peach cobbler in a big tray. A lot of times, servers don’t have time to eat. So we all kept a fork in our aprons, and as we cruised through the kitchen, we’d stick our fork in the cobbler and take a bite. We’d use the same fork each time.
—Kathy Kniss

6. If you make a big fuss about sending your soup back because it’s not hot enough, we like to take your spoon and run it under really hot water, so when you put the hot spoon in your mouth, you’re going to get the impression — often the very painful impression — that your soup is indeed hot.
—Chris

7. I’ve seen some horrible things done to people’s food: steaks dropped on the floor, butter dipped in the dishwater.
—Waiter at a casual restaurant in the Chicago area

What you’re really swallowing

8. If your dessert says “homemade,” it probably is. But it might be homemade at a bakery three miles away.
—Charity Ohlund

9. I knew one guy — he was a real jerk — he’d go to Costco and buy this gigantic carrot cake for $10 and tell us to say it’s homemade. Then he sold it for $10 a slice.
—Steve Dublanica, veteran New York waiter and author of “Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip — Confessions of a Cynical Waiter”

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by nate on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 | Career, Entertainment, Inspiration, News, Pets & Animal | No Comments

Tillie, a three-year-old Jack Russell terrier from Brooklyn is, according to her Web site, “the world’s preeminent canine artist.” She is indeed a rising star among visual artists on the New York City contemporary art scene.

The 16-pound female, whose full name is Tillamook Cheddar (for the Oregon cheese she’s so fond of), has seen her pictures hung in 12 exhibitions over the past three years, including six one-dog shows. She’s made a dozen TV appearances—and the four-legged artist has sold about 100 pictures, with sales “in the five-figures.”

How Does a Dog Embark on an Art Career?

Okay, so how exactly does a dog embark on an art career? It all began when Tillie was just a six-month-old pup. One day, her owner, freelance writer Bowman Hastie, was sitting on the couch writing on a legal pad. The dog jumped up and started scratching away at the pad.

“I thought she was trying to communicate in a similar way to me,” remembers Hastie. So he got out some carbon paper and gave her a go at the pad—and she scratched out her first image. “I thought, ‘this is really cool, my dog can draw.’”

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by nate on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 | Career, Inspiration, Knowledge, Life, Tips | No Comments

You won’t just have more fun — you’ll be happier and work better. Gallup research shows that developing close friendships at work boosts employee satisfaction by almost 50%.

1. The IT Manager
When your computer freezes, your emails disappear, or you can’t for the life of you remember your password, there’s only one person to turn to: the IT manager.

And this means more than just smiling when you ask them for help. Be friendly even when you’re not having a Windows crisis! Strike up conversations in the kitchen, find out where they’re from, ask them what they’re doing over the weekend. Be their friend and when the company orders a new MacBook Pro — and they get to choose who gets it — you’ll be at the top of the list.

2. The Veteran
Chances are there’s someone at your company who’s been there longer than you. She knows the processes inside out. She’s connected to all the right people. She was there when the company still offered free snacks, for goodness sake. She’s your go-to gal for any question you have that you’d rather not ask your own manager.

3. The Cross-Department Crony
No matter how much you love your job, there are always things you need to vent about. And while it’s helpful to talk to others who share your job function — and therefore your specific grievances — sometimes this kind of relationship can be dangerous territory. You might end up feeding off of one another’s negativity or reinforcing their biased opinion. And what happens when one of you gets promoted? Talk about awkward!

4. The Office Manager/Receptionist
The secret is most office managers get a little tired of being ignored. Often, people only talk to her when they need something. Be a better friend than that! Go to lunch with her. Make her job easier by cleaning up after yourself. Refill the coffee maker when you’ve taken the last cup (you know you should be doing this anyway, right?).

Get to know your office manager above and beyond what she can do for you, and who knows where you’ll end up.

5. Your Work Best Friend
Need someone to cover for you when you have to leave the office a little early? Looking for a colleague to bounce crazy ideas off of? Someone you trust to share gossip with (when you just can’t hold it in anymore)? Your work best friend’s got you covered. According to Vital Friends author Tom Rath, people who have a “best friend” at the office are seven times more likely to be engaged in their work.

Your best friend is the person who you are absolutely closest to and, unlike the other friends on this list, you will probably spend a significant amount of time with him after work.

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