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Recruiting, Hiring, & Retaining Find Your Most Valuable Business Asset!. Illinois work. Net® is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. – February 2019
BUSINESS SERVICE TEAM YOUR ADJUNCT HR TEAM
GET THE HELP YOU NEED Business Service Teams are workforce professionals trained to assist you with your business needs. Recruitment Services offered by Business Service teams include: • Workplace Assessment • Employee Work readiness Assessments • Labor Market Information & Economic Snapshots • Job Fairs and Recruitment Events • Job Posting and Recruitment • Hiring Benefits and Tax Incentives • Candidate Matching & Referrals • State and Federal Resources on Hiring Unique Applicants • Pre-employment screening • Training Opportunities Find an Illinois work. Net Center in your area to make an appointment and speak for FREE to the Business Services Team. https: //www. illinoisworknet. com/Connect/Pages/Location. Search. aspx FINDING YOUR MOST VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET! Illinois work. Net® is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 3
HIRING THE RIGHT PERSON Reduced Labor Costs Punctual Dedicated Communication Skills Honest Get the Experience you Need – 12 Reasons to Hire a Mature Worker Sets an example Good Listeners Mature Efficient & confident FINDING YOUR MOST VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET! Detailoriented &, focused Organizational skills Pride in a job well done Illinois work. Net® is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 4
HIRING THE RIGHT PERSON Evolve Your Workforce – Hire A Person With A Disability Myth - Hiring people with disability will cost me money • Fact - Businesses can qualify for up to $7, 400 in federal tax credits when hiring people with disability. FINDING YOUR MOST VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET! Myth - Hiring disabled workers increases workers compensation insurance rates Myth - Providing accommodations for people with disabilities is expensive Myth - Employees with disabilities have a higher absentee rate than employees without disabilities • Fact - Insurance rates are based solely on the relative hazards of the operation and the organization's accident experience, not on whether an employer has hired workers with disabilities. • Fact – For the majority of workers with disabilities who do need some sort of special equipment or accommodation, 56% of these cost less than $600, with many costing nothing at all. • Fact - Studies by firms such as Du. Pont show that employees with disabilities are not absent any more than employees without disabilities. Illinois work. Net® is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 5
HIRING THE RIGHT PERSON Broaden your knowledge of how and where to find Veterans - Illinois work. Net provides access to a wealth of resources for hiring veteran all in one place. We have resources to help you understand: • Military Culture • Priority of Service • Establishing a Veteran-friendly Workplace • Recruiting and Retaining Veteran Employees. FINDING YOUR MOST VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET! Illinois work. Net® is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 6
HIRING THE RIGHT PERSON Hiring formerly incarcerated people is easier and safer than you think. Employers can get a full-time employee at a substantially reduced cost by taking advantage of tax credits for hiring people with past convictions. Here a few of the benefits: Work Opportunity Tax Credit • Reduce employers’ federal income tax liability by up to $2400 when hiring a formerly incarcerated person. The Federal Bonding Program • Covers losses up to $5000 with no deductible, and is free of-charge to the employer. Enterprise Zone Job Tax Credit • Allows any business located in the 95 Illinois enterprise zones a $500 credit on Illinois income taxes for each job created for which an economically disadvantage individual or dislocated worker is hired. On-the-Job Training • OJT is a “hire-first” program in which businesses can get up to 50% reimbursement of the new employee’s wages while they are in training. FINDING YOUR MOST VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET! Illinois work. Net® is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 7
HIRING THE RIGHT PERSON Provide an opportunity for youth to learn important life skills and acquire hands-on experience. Take an active role in the work experience. Part-time and summer jobs are great opportunities. • Youth 18 years or older may perform any job, whether hazardous or not, for unlimited hours. • Youth 16 or 17 years old may perform any non-hazardous job for unlimited hours. • Youth 14 and 15 years old may work outside school hours in various nonmanufacturing, non-mining, non-hazardous jobs. FINDING YOUR MOST VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET! Illinois work. Net® is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 8
HIRING THE RIGHT PERSON Interns and Apprenticeships • A method of on-the-job training for white-collar and professional careers. • May be paid or unpaid, usually temporary in nature. Apprenticeships • A method of on-the-job training for trade and vocational jobs. • Paid at a “learning” rate, transitioning into a “journeyman” position. Volunteers • Hire someone as a volunteer to help them maintain job skills or learn new ones • Promote volunteer activities in your business • http: //www. handsonnetwork. org/tools/volunteercalculator says the value of a volunteer is $22. 14 per hour (2012) FINDING YOUR MOST VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET! Illinois work. Net® is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 9
HIRING MAKE THE RIGHT HIRE! RETAIN YOUR VALUABLE EMPLOYEE
HIRING CREDITS Check our Employer Hiring Credits to determine if your recent hire entitles your company to any hiring incentive programs. https: //www. illinoisworknet. com/Jobs/Pages/Hiring. Credits. aspx FINDING YOUR MOST VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET! Illinois work. Net® is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 11
EMPLOYMENT TRAINING Customized Training • Customized training is business driven and designed to meet the special requirements of each employer. Incumbent Worker Training • Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) programs help local employers develop and implement training programs for current employees who need new or upgraded skills in order to retain employment. On-the-Job Training • On-The-Job Training (OJT) program is a “hire-first” program in which the employer, works with Illinois work. Net to hire, train, and retain an individual. https: //www. illinoisworknet. com/Training/Pages/Employee. Training. aspx FINDING YOUR MOST VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET! Illinois work. Net® is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 12
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