Comments on: Challenges Faced by Hispanic Workers http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-articles/challenges-faced-by-hispanic-workers/ Resources Job Search Career Advice Fri, 16 May 2008 03:40:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mac http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-articles/challenges-faced-by-hispanic-workers/#comment-21 Mac Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:03:37 +0000 http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-articles/challenges-faced-by-hispanic-workers/#comment-21 While teaching English skills is not the employers responsibility, I have found employers who have embraced a system of offering ESL courses to their employees has created a two-fold blessing. 1. it has been of benefit to the business in it's communication with it's workers who talk about safety issues befor they arrise & 2. It is helpful to the employee, who lives in a society and is often either not understood or misunderstood. Bridging gaps in communication can be the deciding factor in preventative maintenance or injury in the workplace. In the Border States you'll find the employment ratio of latino workers much higher than Government statistics would imply. Communication will always be a key factor in business safety, operation and bottom-line results, regardless of the nationalities or abilities to speak English. While teaching English skills is not the employers responsibility, I have found employers who have embraced a system of offering ESL courses to their employees has created a two-fold blessing. 1. it has been of benefit to the business in it’s communication with it’s workers who talk about safety issues befor they arrise & 2. It is helpful to the employee, who lives in a society and is often either not understood or misunderstood.

Bridging gaps in communication can be the deciding factor in preventative maintenance or injury in the workplace. In the Border States you’ll find the employment ratio of latino workers much higher than Government statistics would imply.

Communication will always be a key factor in business safety, operation and bottom-line results, regardless of the nationalities or abilities to speak English.

]]> By: vanessa http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-articles/challenges-faced-by-hispanic-workers/#comment-10 vanessa Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:07:56 +0000 http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-articles/challenges-faced-by-hispanic-workers/#comment-10 [...] it is very hard being a mexican who cannot speak english when they are in a state full of english speakers [...] it is very hard being a mexican who cannot speak english when they are in a state full of english speakers

]]> By: LMA http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-articles/challenges-faced-by-hispanic-workers/#comment-7 LMA Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:21:35 +0000 http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-articles/challenges-faced-by-hispanic-workers/#comment-7 I work with multiracial craftsmen, the highest percentage is leaning toward the Mexican race, the reason of higher injuries or fatalities are not higher risks, it is [...] not being able to understand the English language, this English language is the most used in these parts of land. ... I work with multiracial craftsmen, the highest percentage is leaning toward the Mexican race, the reason of higher injuries or fatalities are not higher risks, it is [...] not being able to understand the English language, this English language is the most used in these parts of land. …

]]> By: Jake Stephens http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-articles/challenges-faced-by-hispanic-workers/#comment-3 Jake Stephens Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:34:12 +0000 http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-articles/challenges-faced-by-hispanic-workers/#comment-3 For shizzle, immigrants are like opressed and such... For shizzle, immigrants are like opressed and such…

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