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Job Data
Following is information
about some of the services that are offered at the Department of Workforce
Development's Web site:
State
Wage Data: Provides
average annual wage for a particular occupation. The information is
based on a statewide sampling of employers. The report is located
under "wages" in the OEA Products folder at http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea
Job Opportunities:
A database that allows users to query by type of job wanted, location
wanted, or employer. Lists information about the job, including salary
range, duties, minimum eligibility qualifications and contact information. Website:
www.wisconsinjobcenter.org
Market Information:
A variety of lists detailing the state's fastest-growing occupations,
occupations with the greatest self-employment, and occupations expected
to see the greatest job loss from 1992 through 2005. Website: www.worknet.wisconsin.gov
Temporary Employment
Many people who
move to the metropolitan area are cautious about jumping feet-first
into a full-time job. Instead, they sign up with temporary staffing
firms, which offer many of the advantages of full-time work, including
benefits and training, but offer more flexible working arrangements.
People can work as many hours or days as they want and can easily start
or stop their work with that firm. This approach helps people become
familiar with a variety of employers and locations within the metropolitan
area. It can also provide the training people may need to make a career
switch.
Milwaukee is fortunate
in that it has many well-regarded temporary staffing firms, including
Manpower, one of the world's largest temporary staffing services,
which is headquartered in suburban Glendale. Other major temporary staffing
services include Olsten Staffing Services, ProStaff, QPS
Staffing Services, SEEK, Inc., and AccuStaff Staffing
Services.
Family &
Medical Leave
One issue facing
both dual-income families and single-parent households are company policies
concerning medical leave.
Most families don't
have the luxury of a stay-at-home person who can act as a caregiver
in the event there is a serious medical challenge facing the family.
This is especially true for couples who may need time off to deal with
medical situations involving their young children and/or aging parents.
Under Wisconsin
law, all employers with 25 or more employees must publicly post a family
and medical leave policy but they are not required to follow any specific
standards.
Employers with
50 or more employees must have a policy that includes the following:
Up to six weeks
leave in a calendar year for the birth or adoption of the employee's
child, provided the leave begins within 16 weeks of the birth or
placement.
Up to 2 weeks
of leave in a calendar year for the care of a child, spouse or parent
with a serious health condition.
Up to 2 weeks
of leave in a calendar year for the employee's own serious health
condition.
The state's family
and medical leave law applies only to employees who have worked for
the same employer more than 52 consecutive weeks. In addition, they
must have worked at least 1,000 hours during that 52-week period. For
more information about the Wisconsin law and how it differs from federal
legislation, contact the Milwaukee Equal Rights Office at (414) 227-4384.
Child Care Information
Day care has become
an important growth industry in the metropolitan Milwaukee area due
to the number of dual-income and single-parent households. There are
many multi-site day care centers, as well as independent services operated
in homes, churches and other facilities. In addition, some employers
have on-site day care facilities or provide for day care as a portion
of their benefit plans.
The cost of day
care varies widely depending on the age of the child and facility. Because
of the important role day care will provide in your child's life, great
care should be taken to ensure that you find a facility that is best-suited
for his or her needs.
State law requires
licensing for child care providers who care for four or more children
under 7 years of age, except relatives or babysitters who come into
your home. State licensing should be viewed only as an indication that
a day care facility has met the prescribed set of minimum standards
set by the state. There is no substitution for an on-site inspection
of the day care center. It is also a good idea to talk to parents of
children enrolled at the center, of possible. Wisconsin recognizes two
types of child care:
Family care, which
provides care for four to eight children; and
Group care, which
provides day care for more than nine children.
Group day care
centers must meet specific child-to-staff ratios, depending on the age
of the children. A facility caring for children under 2 years of age,
for instance, can have no more than four children per staff member and
is limited to a total of eight children per group. If all of the children
are six years or older, however, the child-to-staff ratio can be 18:1.
Family, or home-based,
day care facilities can care for no more than eight children under age
7, including the caretaker's children. However, this maximum number
changes if there are young children at the facility.
For instance, a
family facility can care for no more than seven children if there is
more than one child under age 2, and five children if there are more
than two children under age 2. In addition, if there are four children
under the age of 4, the facility cannot accept any more children.
State Regulations
The state of Wisconsin
has two different sets of regulations that apply to day care facilities:
HFS-46 covers licensing
rules for group day care centers.
HFS-45 covers licensing
rules for family day care centers.
For more information
on the state regulations governing day care centers or to obtain a copy
of HFS-45 or HFS-46, contact the regional office of the Department of
Health & Family Services.
SOUTHEASTERN
REGION:
(Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington and Waukesha counties); 141
NW Barstow St., Room 209, Waukesha, WI 53188; Telephone: (262) 521-5100.
Child Care Centers
There are literally
hundreds of day care centers throughout the metropolitan area including
home-based facilities, church-based facilities and private enterprises
that may have one or more locations.
For a complete
listing of licensed day care providers near your new home, call the
following numbers:
Milwaukee County:
(414) 562-2650
Ozaukee County:
(414) 562-2650
Racine County:
(262) 884-9890
Washington County:
(414) 562-2650
Waukesha County:
(414) 562-2650
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