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Employment News
When we see IT professionals who are successful
we see that they will always develop a deep understanding of what it takes to be
successful and follow a few basic tenants that have little to do with
technology. The tenants
are: 1.
Users Rule - No matter what the IT professionals thinks the
users are always right even if they are wrong. If the user is not does not see the
right path, the IT professionals must be able to lead them there with dictating
the solution. 2.
The Business Rules - The mission of the enterprise
should be the focus of solutions provided by the IT professional. IT professionals should know the
business and the processes that drive the business. 3.
Organization and Goals Rule - The culture and power
structure of the enterprise need to be understood and managed to by IT
professionals. 4.
Relationships Rule - IT professionals who are trusted by
management and non-IT peers are the ones who are the most
successful.
The
elimination of jobs will put more pressure on outsource providers as there will
be a surplus of employees who will be out of work. In the
1970s that occurred in the US and that drove a recession. The question is will that be good for
the US job market or not. Only time
will tell.
According
to firms that outsource and/or off-shored IT operations, Janco found that many
high-wage, high-skill jobs that were once thought to be immune to outsourcing
are now being outsourced. Over 25 percent of these enterprises reported
high-skill IT jobs are being sent overseas to third parties
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that
iGate Mastech Inc. (iGate), a Pittsburgh computer consulting company, has agreed
to pay $45,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations that iGate discriminated
against United States citizens in its employment practices. The settlement also
requires iGate to train its recruitment personnel and to post a
nondiscrimination statement on its Web site. The settlement stems from the DepartmentÂ’s finding
that, between May 9, 2006, and June 4, 2006, iGate placed 30 job announcements
for computer programmers that expressly favored H-1B visa holders to the
exclusion of U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other legal U.S.
workers. Such preference constituted citizenship status discrimination and is
prohibited by the Immigration and Nationality Act. Acting Assistant Attorney General for Justice
DepartmentÂ’s Civil Rights Division said the DOJ is committed to protecting the
right of all authorized workers in the United States against citizenship status
discrimination. The DOJ was pleased
to reach the settlement with iGate, and looks forward to continuing to work with
the business community to educate the public about the protections and
obligations under the anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and
Nationality Act. The Office of Special Counsel for
Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) in the Civil Rights
Division, which conducted the investigation in this matter, continues to monitor
iGate to ensure compliance with the settlement agreement. OSC is responsible for
enforcing the anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA), which protect U.S. citizens and certain work-authorized
individualsWorkauthind.htm from employment discrimination based upon citizenship
or immigration status. The INA also protects all work-authorized individuals
from national origin discrimination, unfair documentary practices relating to
the employment eligibility verification process, and from
retaliation.
When
CIOs start to think about compensation for their staffs, they need to consider
their own compensation. Some of the
questions that they should ask themselves are:
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