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May 12, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Alison Harris, 617-626-7121
Bonnie McGilpin, 617-626-7176

YouthWorks Launches Website to Connect Employers with Teenage Job Seekers
Employers Encouraged to Explore Benefits of Hiring Young People

       
Boston – May 12, 2011 - On the heels of Governor Patrick announcing a $6 million commitment to youth summer jobs to create an estimated 3,000 jobs for at-risk youth in twenty-nine cities and towns across the Commonwealth, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development's Commonwealth Corporation today announced the new YouthWorks website aimed at connecting employers with young people looking for work.

The brand new portal, http://massyouthemployment.org allows employers to explore how to hire young people, by registering as a worksite, posting jobs, and learning more about the benefits of hiring teens in today’s competitive economy. It will serve as a resource for teens looking for a summer job, as well as providing tips and information about getting ready for work and exploring careers.

The Patrick-Murray Administration is committed to funding jobs for the Commonwealth’s at-risk youth, as part of a multi-faceted strategy for eliminating youth violence in the Commonwealth. Summer jobs give students a safe and productive way to earn money while serving their community during their time away from school.

“These jobs are essential to providing our Commonwealth’s at-risk youth with a better opportunity for a brighter future, while reducing youth violence across the Commonwealth," said Governor Patrick. "I look forward to working with our partners to ensure that YouthWorks remains fully funded this summer, so we can continue our commitment to the next generation."

The Patrick-Murray Administration is also anticipating additional summer jobs funding from the current budget deliberations, with the potential to bring the total up to 4,000 jobs for youth this summer. 

Visit EOLWD at:www.mass.gov/eolwd on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MassLWD Jobs Blog at: www.jobs.blog.state.ma.us and JobQuest at www.mass.gov/jobquest

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January 7, 2011 The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (“EOLWD”) is excited that we have the opportunity to provide increased funding to businesses for training through the Workforce Training Fund. In order to make sure that all employers who contribute to the Fund have the opportunity to access it, we have made some adjustments in the administration of the Workforce Training Fund that we hope will result in increased opportunities to address the skill needs of businesses and workers in Massachusetts.

Starting in January 2011, Commonwealth Corporation – a state agency within the Labor and Workforce Secretariat – will issue a Request for Proposals for general applications to the Workforce Training Fund. Subject to funding availability, we hope to have another Request for Proposals in March. In order to facilitate the engagement of small businesses in applying for the Workforce Training Fund, we are expanding the pool of eligible applicants to include training organizations or other intermediaries that may apply on behalf of single or multiple small businesses. Information about the Requests for Proposals will be available on the Workforce Training Fund website http://www.mass.gov/wtfp and on the Commonwealth Corporation website http://www.comcorp.org/areas/int.cfm?ID=12&sub=133.

The Division of Career Services will continue to accept applications for the Workforce Training Fund Express Program and the Hiring Incentive Training Program. Businesses can access these applications, as well as information about them, on the Workforce Training Fund website. I encourage you to consider an application to the Workforce Training Fund to address your skill development needs. We are confident that these changes will allow greater access to the Fund and insure that training dollars are allocated and spent wisely and to provide employers and individuals with increased skills and further workforce development. We look forward to working with you on this and welcome your ideas, comments and suggestions. Joanne F. Goldstein Secretary Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development  For a pdf file you can print out of this notice, please click here!

In addition, the new law requires that the employer get a statement from each eligible new hire certifying that he or she was unemployed during the 60 days before beginning work or, alternatively, worked fewer than a total of 40 hours for someone else during the 60-day period.

New Form W-11, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act Employee Affidavit, is now posted on IRS.gov, along with answers to frequently-asked questions about the payroll tax exemption and the related new hire retention credit. The new law requires that employers get a statement from each eligible new hire, certifying under penalties of perjury, that he or she was unemployed during the 60 days before beginning work or, alternatively, worked fewer than a total of 40 hours for anyone during the 60-day period. Employers can use Form W-11 to meet this requirement.

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