tiered employment a smart recruitment, retention and self-sufficiency strategy

Tiered EmploymentTiered Employment

A Smart Recruitment, A Smart Recruitment,

Retention and Self-Sufficiency StrategyRetention and Self-Sufficiency Strategy


What is Tiered Employment? Tiered Employment is a structured

system designed to move a person from Welfare to Work and to Self-Sufficiency, one job at a time.


What Drives Tiered Employment?

EMPLOYERS


Why Tiered Employment?

Clients’ Perspective

Welfare Reform has yielded, for the most part, a group of workers who move from one dead-end job to another, with no plan and no hope.


Why Tiered Employment?

Employers’ PerspectiveDue to the scarcity of entry-level employees, many identified industries are faced with attempting to satisfy their customer needs without adequate staffing. High turnover and lack of retention plans have many employers in the inner city clamoring for a strategy to improve their staffing levels and retention rates.


Who Benefits from Tiered Employment?

Employers

Clients

Public Support Systems


Employer Benefits

Tier I - Employer Benefits

• No cost recruitment resource• Increased retention• Reduced hiring and turnover costs• Enhanced job performance


Employer BenefitsTier II / Tier III A no-cost source of qualified, pre-screened

candidates.Access to candidates who have successfully set

and met long-term objectives.

• Excellent attendance• Strong work ethic• Exemplary work performance

Tiered EmploymentTiered EmploymentTier I -Employee Benefits

Opportunity to start in an entry-level position and acquire skills that will provide him/her with the right work experience to move up the career ladder

• Employee has the ability to show up for work on time and perform their work responsibilities satisfactorily

• Provides experience in setting and meeting goals


Tier II and Tier III Employee Benefits

Higher paying, full-time work with benefits and training in a relatively short period of time

Experience in setting and meeting goals, which should eventually help them move to self-sufficiency


Public Support Systems As more clients move up the career ladder and

attain self-sufficiency, welfare roles will eventually decrease.


How does Tiered Employment Work? Tier I – 6 Months

• Clients must maintain 95% attendance• Show up for work on time• Excellent job performance

Tier II / Tier III – 1 Year - Career• Same requirements as Tier I


What does the pay and benefit structure look like for Tiered Employment?

Tier I • $5.50 – $7.00 / hr.

• No benefits

• Offers 20 to 40 hours per week


Tier II• $7.00 - $9.00 / hr.

• Benefits

• Offers 30 to 40 hours a week

Tier III• $9.00 +

• Benefits

• Offers 40 hours a week


Why Tiered Employment? Statistics have shown Tiered Employment has a

positive effect on retention.

Statistics

Retention Percentage Pittsburgh – 435 / 330 – 76%

Retention Percentage Philadelphia – 1062 / 595 – 56%


Employer Participation

PhiladelphiaEmployers Certified – 259

• Tier I – 158• Tier II – 148• Tier III – 54

PittsburghEmployers Certified – 55

• Tier I – 40• Tier II – 18• Tier III – 15


If we are truly serious about developing a skilled workforce in conjunction with welfare reform, we must look past placement, past retention and focus our efforts on self-sufficiency.


What is the future of Tiered Employment?

As a program enhancement, a comprehensive website was created that will prove beneficial to both the clients and employers.


This website has three central headings:

• Employer Center

• Career Development

• Reports


THANK YOU

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