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With a lot of this new hire data going onto computer databases in the government’s hands—both on the state level and on the federal level—how can Hawaiian employers trust that their employees information, and their own, is safe? It is a pertinent question in today’s world of lost laptops and hacked servers.

After all, many employers themselves feel most comfortable operating in their own offices with paper files as backups to their computer files lest something catastrophic should happen to their computer systems. Some employers may even use paper employee files, paper applications, paper reference check forms, paper drug test permission forms, and everything else paper as their main, and very secure, form of keeping personnel information safe and in the hands of their human resource department.

But Hawaiian employers, and all employers for that matter, should feel a little better knowing that the federal government requires that all state agencies to protect all of that confidential and private employee information passed along to them because of new hire labor laws. The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services no less has set up a whole list of rules that focus on the safety of the information provided by employers on new hires.

For instance, the Department Secretary has decreed that all information passed along the state and federal labor agencies shall only be allowed to be viewed by those with the proper authorization and access. They also have mandated that all states must do their best to prevent the unnecessary access or release of information of new hires and child support.

This type of security is key, especially considering that you employers are sending in the social security numbers of all new hires. These numbers, of course, are necessary because then state and federal officials can tell that the hires are actually who they say they are, by running their socials through the Social Security Administration.

The Hawaii (HA) Department of Human Resources is a tool that is put in place for all of us that live within the state. We can turn to this department for all types of help including unemployment help, insurance help, and worker’s compensation help as well as for business related needs that we have such as licensing. Yet, the board does much more than just provide us with these programs. In fact, most of us would not realize that it does hold such a role within our every day lives.

Nevertheless, one report that the Hawaii Department of Human Resources puts out is that of the Hot Careers Review. In the state, this report shows what careers are the most in demand currently as well as those that have the largest potential growth in the next five to ten years. In most cases, the department uses this as a way of gauging the economy of the state as well as it helps with program training and guidance for that aspect.

In the state of Hawaii, one of the most in demand jobs currently is that of security guards with an expected growth over the next five or so years to be that of between 20% and 35%. In addition, waitress staff is expected to grow to ten to twenty percent, postsecondary teachers are expected to grow at a large 36 percent or more, retail sales people are needed at a rate of grow of under 10 percent and housekeeping staff is also in demand at that of a rate of ten to twenty percent growth.

The Hawaii Department of Human Resources is one in which the goal is to provide the highest level of growth and potential to each of us. Providing us with this information allows us to find the best overall benefit to our future. This department provides all types of information that can allow us to make the best decisions overall.