New Hiring Incentives for small and medium companies in the "Hire Work Ready" Program

Stephens County Business can now take advantage of the new "Hire Work Ready" Program.

Businesses with 50 employees or less can now apply to participate in Georgia’s new “Hire Work Ready” program to gain eligibility to receive $250 per certified Work Ready individual hired. Utilizing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) support, the program is designed to provide funding to small businesses that hire Work Ready Certified people to assist with costs associated with the hiring and training of new workers. Approved business owners will be provided with information on using Georgia Work Ready in their hiring process and be given access to an exclusive database of Work Ready Certified job seekers.

Small businesses will be eligible for $250 per certified Work Ready individual hired up to $1,250. The Governor’s Office of Workforce Development estimates that Hire Work Ready will encourage the hiring of 1,000 Work Ready Certified workers by as many as 400 firms.

Below are links to the online application and a fact sheet about the program. The Governor’s Office of Workforce Development will approve participation on a first-come, first-served basis. You can fill out the short online application today to begin the process of joining the program!

Hire Work Ready application form: http://gaworkready.org/reimbursements

Hire Work Ready fact sheet: http://gaworkready.org/files/resources/url/Hire_Work_Ready_fact_sheet0.pdf

Your application will be evaluated by the Governor's Office of Workforce Development and, once approved, you will be invited to participate in a Hire Work Ready information session conference call. After completing this mandatory session, you can begin implementing Hire Work Ready in your company.

For questions regarding Hire Work Ready, please call 1-877-WRC-HIRE or e-mail HWR@gov.state.ga.us