There are many local, state, and federal resources available for employers to access information and workforce solutions to assist in running your business.
The United States Department of Labor offers online tools and guides for employers to utilize in order to make sure they are compliant with federal labor laws. Employers must be aware that state and federal labor laws differ, and employers must be complying with whichever is the strictest.
The NH Department of Labor has various resources to assist employers stay compliant with labor laws. Employers should be aware to review both state and federal labor laws, and comply with whichever law is most strict to ensure compliance. The NHDOL offers fact sheets such as Top Ten Labor Law Violations and Workers’ Compensation Fact Sheet, as well as NH Labor Laws Frequently Asked Questions to assist employers with staying violation free.
An apprenticeship is an arrangement that includes a paid-work component and an educational or instructional component, wherein an individual obtains workplace-relevant knowledge and skills. Registered apprenticeship training is distinguished from other types of workplace training by several factors: (1) participants who are newly hired (or already employed) earn wages from employers during training; (2) programs must meet national standards for registration with the U.S. Department of Labor (or federally-recognized State Apprenticeship Agencies); (3) programs provide on-the-job learning and job-related technical instruction; (4) on-the-job learning is conducted in the work setting under the direction of one or more of the employer’s personnel; and (5) training results in an industry-recognized credential.
The Federal Bonding Program assists both the employer and the job seeker when the qualified job seeker’s past creates a barrier to obtaining commercial bonding to gain full-time employment. Any at-risk job applicant is eligible for bonding services, including ex-offenders, recovering substance abusers (alcohol or drugs), welfare recipients, and other persons having poor financial credit, economically disadvantaged youth and adults who lack a work history, individuals dishonorably discharged from the military, and others. The program covers any type of stealing- theft, forgery, larceny, and embezzlement. It doesn’t cover “liability” due to poor workmanship, job injuries, work accidents, etc. The job must offer full time work, adequate working conditions and wages, reasonable expectation of permanence, and excludes both self-employment and employment as a franchise representative.
International Institute of New England in Manchester works with employers to provide skills training and job placement for New Americans. They also offer translation services to employers to assist with communications with new employees.
New Hampshire Employment Security services include job listings, upcoming job fairs, free job-seeker resource materials, unemployment compensation, Trade Adjustment Assistance, veterans services, economic and labor market information, and many other services. Employers may access free employer services.
The On the Job Training (OJT) Program reimburses employers to offset some of the costs associated with supervising and training New Hampshire Employment Program (NHEP) participants as newly hired full-time employees in their company workforce. The employer receives a wage reimbursement up to 50% ($3,500 maximum) during the new employee’s contracted OJT training period (maximum six months). As an even greater incentive, participating employers can benefit from a tax credit for up to $10,200 over two years through the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) for each NHEP participant who completes and remains employed the end of their OJT training.
The Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative gives business owners the resources and support they need to foster a supportive environment that encourages the success of their employees in recovery.
The Return to Work initiative is an opportunity for a trainee to get their foot in the door and learn new skills and an opportunity for an employer to train without the accompanying costs. The training must be authorized through the Department of Employment Security prior to the beginning of the training. The Program enables individuals collecting unemployment compensation to be trained by an employer to work a maximum of 24 hours per week for up to six weeks.
WOIA is an employment and training program funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to help dislocated workers and other eligible adults access the tools they need to manage their careers through information and high quality services and to help U.S. companies find skilled workers. In addition to access to funding, the WIOA has access to those who are currently unemployed, underemployed, and use English as a second language.
WorkInvestNH is designed to help you improve your workforce and grow your business. WorkInvestNH matches your employer training expenditures on a 1:1 basis. A minimum 1:1 cash match is required. Ineligible matching funds include salaries, wages, bonuses, and benefits of employees in training such as in-kind contributions, administrative or entertainment expenses, and costs resulting from violations of, or failure to comply with federal, state or local laws, and regulations.