Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
An Alternative to Layoffs
Employment Security’s Shared-Work Program allows employers to temporarily reduce the work hours of their full-time employees by up to 50 percent, while the workers collect partial unemployment benefits to replace a portion of their lost wages.
Shared Work is great for employers because they get to keep their experienced and skilled workers.
The program is designed to be flexible to meet a variety of business needs – and it is working. A record 2,062 businesses and nearly 42,000 employees are currently participating in the program.
In a recent survey of participating employers, 56% said the Shared-Work Program has helped them survive the recession.
Information about the program is available online, search on “shared work,” or by phone at 800-752-2500.
Guest Author: Employment Security Commissioner Karen Lee
Shared Work is great for employers because they get to keep their experienced and skilled workers.
The program is designed to be flexible to meet a variety of business needs – and it is working. A record 2,062 businesses and nearly 42,000 employees are currently participating in the program.
In a recent survey of participating employers, 56% said the Shared-Work Program has helped them survive the recession.
Information about the program is available online, search on “shared work,” or by phone at 800-752-2500.
Guest Author: Employment Security Commissioner Karen Lee
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Streets to Close Around Luzon Building
At this afternoon’s City Council Study Session City staff announced that starting tomorrow S. 13th Street and the southbound outside lane of Pacific Ave., adjacent to the Luzon Building will close for an undetermined amount of time.
The street closures are the City’s response to the “life safety” risks that the deterioration of the Luzon Building poses to pedestrians and passing traffic. Drivers accessing I-705 are encouraged to detour to ramps at S. 21st St. and S. 9th St.
The street closures are the City’s response to the “life safety” risks that the deterioration of the Luzon Building poses to pedestrians and passing traffic. Drivers accessing I-705 are encouraged to detour to ramps at S. 21st St. and S. 9th St.
Friday, August 7, 2009
To Be or Not To Be Effective
The State is seeking a new mission (and has a new name) for its principal agency charged with business assistance and economic development.
You may help shape their agenda by taking a survey designed to gain a broad sense of the state’s opportunities and challenges to grow and improve jobs in Washington. Just click on this link.
The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. The survey will close on August 28.
Feedback will help inform the proposals in a report for the Governor and Legislature by November 1. The report will include recommendations about the key functions that best fit the mission and vision of the Department of Commerce. This survey does not explicitly address how the agency will be structured because they seek first to clearly define the functions they should be doing and will then organize to be successful.
Thank you for your commitment to helping shape the new Washington State Department of Commerce. If you have additional comments or ideas beyond the survey questions, you can email them.
You may help shape their agenda by taking a survey designed to gain a broad sense of the state’s opportunities and challenges to grow and improve jobs in Washington. Just click on this link.
The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. The survey will close on August 28.
Feedback will help inform the proposals in a report for the Governor and Legislature by November 1. The report will include recommendations about the key functions that best fit the mission and vision of the Department of Commerce. This survey does not explicitly address how the agency will be structured because they seek first to clearly define the functions they should be doing and will then organize to be successful.
Thank you for your commitment to helping shape the new Washington State Department of Commerce. If you have additional comments or ideas beyond the survey questions, you can email them.
Freeing Up Trade
The Growing Washington in a Global Economy video is available on:
Segment A: introduction and opening remarks
http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2009080026A&TYPE=V&CFID=3084118&CFTOKEN=90355659&bhcp=1
The Segment A will include remarks by Cong. Adam Smith, 9th District, Washington, and Liz Reilly, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Segment B: 1st panel
http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2009080026B&TYPE=V&CFID=3084118&CFTOKEN=90355659&bhcp=1
Produced by TVW, you may follow the links to purchase a DVD if you so choose.
Segment A: introduction and opening remarks
http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2009080026A&TYPE=V&CFID=3084118&CFTOKEN=90355659&bhcp=1
The Segment A will include remarks by Cong. Adam Smith, 9th District, Washington, and Liz Reilly, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Segment B: 1st panel
http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2009080026B&TYPE=V&CFID=3084118&CFTOKEN=90355659&bhcp=1
Produced by TVW, you may follow the links to purchase a DVD if you so choose.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
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