MORRIS-SUSSEX-WARREN WORKFORCE BOARD OFFERING COVID-19 REMOTE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR COUNTY BUSINESSES

Valuable services and resources designed to support business recovery for employers as they adapt operations and readjust their workplaces to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic are being offered by the Morris-Sussex-Warren Workforce Development Board.

The board can advise help businesses on finding employees with unique skills, covering costs of employee training, re-tooling your workplace, and other important items.

The Morris-Sussex-Warren Workforce Development Board is responsible for planning, policy guidance and oversight of the workforce development system in the three-county region of Northwest New Jersey.

For information on services, contact Beth Rodgers, Associate Director of Business Services at 973-631-5145 or [email protected]

REMOTE BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES
WHERE CAN I FIND EMPLOYEES WITH SPECIAL SKILLS?

• Recruitment and Hiring Initiatives
• Virtual meetings to discuss business needs
• Assistance with job posting and talent search- local, state and national labor market exchange https://newjersey.usnlx.com
• Recruitment & marketing events to jobseekers
• Virtual Job Fairs – Promotion to jobseekers

CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THE COSTS OF HIRING?

• On-the-Job Training(OJT)
• Partially Paid Salaries
• To help cover the costs of OJT training for new hires. We’ll reimburse you up to 50% of the salary for up to 6 months

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CAN YOU HELP ME WTH COSTS FOR TRAINING MY EMPLOYEES?

• Training/Re-tooling
• Funding is available to support training

For Existing Employees:

• Initiatives for upskilling/cross-training
• Growth and competitiveness

WHAT ELSE MIGHT STRENGTHEN MY WORKFORCE?
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Receive a federal tax credit to hire employees with employment barriers including, but not limited to, the disabled, certain veterans and general assistance recipients.


Other support services:
New Jersey Career Connections: Comprehensive support for employers and jobseekers: https://careerconnections.nj.gov/careerconnections/for_businesses.shtml

Employers in critical industries should submit information about openings with urgent hiring needs related to COVID19 at https://jobs.covid19.nj.gov/intake