New York State Department of Labor Business and Rapid Response Services Presented by: Frank Surdey, Managing Economist Business Services • • • • • • • • • Jobs Express Career Fairs/Customized Recruiting SMART (Skills Matching and Referral Technology) HR Consulting Tax Credits Training LMI (Labor Market Information) On-Site Consultation Shared Work Jobs Express Recruitment Services • • • • Career Fairs (general or targeted) Customized Recruitments NYS Talent Bank SMART (Skills Matching and Referral Technology) – Uses artificial intelligence software to match applicants to posted job openings HR Consulting – Occupational Analyst can assist with: • • • • • Handbook Review/Development Job Description Review/Development Skill Gap Analysis Basic Labor Law Interpretation and Guidance/Referral HR focused education seminars through Job Service Employer Committee (JSEC) Tax Credits • Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) – Targets specific groups such as veterans and youth • Workers With Disabilities Tax Credit (WETC) – Targets individuals with disabilities • NY Youth Works – Unemployed and at-risk youth • Work For Success – Formerly incarcerated individuals • Excelsior Jobs Program – Job creation in targeted priority clusters Training • OJT-NEG (National Emergency Grant) – Long-term unemployed dislocated workers • Clean Energy OJT • CFA Round 3 – At-risk employees and long-term unemployed dislocated workers • Apprenticeship Training – Over 800 certified programs in NYS Labor Market Information (LMI) – Access to critical data to make informed business decisions • • • • • Salary and wage data by occupation Occupational projections Labor supply data by county & occupation Population and household data Regional newsletters On-Site Consultation – Provide assistance with compliance issues • • • • Labor Law Labor Standards Safety & Health Unemployment Insurance Shared Work • A business layoff alternative – allows firms to reduce hours for group of employees who can collect UI for up to 26 weeks • Must reduce work hours/wages for a minimum of 2 employees between 20% and 60% • Participation will not negatively affect a firm’s UI experience rate • No reduction in fringe benefits unless they are eliminated for the entire workforce • Allows businesses to retain trained, productive workers during temporary business downturns Special Projects • Buffalo Billion – NYSDOL has developed an ‘Advance Buffalo’ workforce initiative to build/maintain pipeline of skilled factory workers needed through 2020. • New NY Bridge – NYSDOL is working with contractors/subcontractors on the $3.1 billion project to identify/recruit talent for the various stages of the 5-year bridge construction process. Rapid Response Services • Proactive services to businesses and workers under threat of layoff or closing. • Services are initiated by WARN notice (Rapid Response) or other workforce intelligence (Expeditious Response) • Goal is to help business avert layoff or to connect dislocated workers to other job opportunities quickly after layoff NYS WARN Act (Effective 2/9/09) • Requires 90 days notice of a closure of a business with 50+ employees. • Must also notify if 33% of workforce or 250 people at one location will be laid-off. • State Act provides for Civil Penalties of $500 per day of violation. Worker Orientations Prior To Layoff • • • • • • • • • Unemployment Insurance Information and referrals to local One-Stop Career Centers Workshops on credit counseling and stress management Career counseling Information about OJT and Trade Act benefits Resume preparation assistance Interviewing skills workshops Information on health benefits and pensions Job search assistance and customized career fairs Rapid Response Helps Businesses • Learn of layoff aversion tools such as shared work • Lower absenteeism among workers • Lower unemployment insurance costs as impacted workers are re-employed quicker • Decreased likelihood of sabotage or work disruptions • Better public relations for contracting business do to the proactive services they are providing to impacted workers Trade Adjustment Assistance • Enriched benefits for job loss tied to foreign trade • Can receive TRA benefits for up to 130 weeks while enrolled in full time training • Workers have up to 26 weeks (Regular UI) to enroll in training after certification • Eligible expenses for out-of-area job searches my be covered • Can receive tax credit for up to 72.5% of health insurance premiums • Wage supplements -older workers (50+) up to 2 yrs. • Relocation expenses may be covered Southern Tier Contacts Business Services Robert Crounse 607 741-5184 Robert.Crounse@labor.ny.gov Rapid Response Services David Croston 607 741-4518 David.Croston@labor.ny.gov Thank You! Frank Surdey Managing Economist, NYS Department of Labor 20001 Perimeter Rd. East Endicott, NY 13760 607 741-4526 Frank.Surdey@labor.ny.gov