WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS: PAID WORK EXPERIENCE
Category: State
Paid work experience helps offset the cost of hiring a new employee that may lack skills or knowledge entering the workforce for the first time or after a long hiatus. Allows: the business to try the individual on a temp-to-hire basis before they commit to permanent employment; the business to try the individual on a temp-to-hire basis before they commit to permanent employment. The business selects the workers who will participate in paid work experience. The position must pay prevailing wages or no less than $10.00 an hour. Workforce Solutions can help offset the cost to businesses by being the employer of record for up to 400 hours of work over a period and not to exceed 16 weeks.
Contacts
Susan Dixon, SPHR
Workforce Solutions
Manager, Employer Service - Gulf Coast Workforce Board
3555 Timmons Ln, Suite 120
Houston, TX 77027
Phone: 713-993-2406
susan.dixon@wrksolutions.com
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