Bucks County Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

Pennsylvania Way-to-Work Program
WORKSITE APPLICATION

Be part of the economic solution…The Pennsylvania Way-to-Work Program is an innovative program designed to stimulate job growth and the local economy, funded through the American Recovery & Reinvestment (Stimulus) Act. This is a program designed to give local businesses/employers seasonal, temporary labor force assistance while providing thousands of our unemployed residents work experience and income.

There is a corollary Way-to-Work FAQ sheet; please refer to it for additional information. Quick facts include:

1. If your Worksite Application is approved/accepted, job placements may begin mid-May and run through the last day of the program, September 30, 2010.

2. This is an On-the-Job-Training Program that offers 100% salary reimbursement to the Employer, up to $7.25 per hour for Youth Participants (17-18 years) and $13 per hour for Adult Participants (18+ years). Salaries above $13 per hour may be paid to the Adult Participants; the Employer is responsible for the differential. Jobs must offer a minimum of 25 hours paid work per week; maximum of 40 hours per week.

3. Employers are not required to hire the participants at the conclusion of the Program. We hope that this will lead to permanent employment for both you and the Participant, but it is not a mandatory requirement.

4. The reimbursement for salaries is to be used for gross wages only. The payment of the employer share of FICA, UC, Workers Compensation or any other payroll deductions are not reimbursed. Reimbursement is on a monthly basis, upon submission of approved/signed time records to the Bucks County Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

5. Companies that have had a lay-off/furlough within the past six months are not eligible to participate. The Way-to-Work Program is not meant to displace current workers, including partial reduction workers.

6. Businesses can be private, public, or non-profit employers. The primary location must be in compliance with American with Disabilities Act regulations. Please refer to the ADA  Self-Certification Checklist on our website.

7. The Participants are referred to you by the PA CareerLink Bucks County. 

Complete the Worksite Application in its entirety.

You may also mail your completed application and ADA Self-Certification Checklist to:

Bucks County Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
ATTN: Way-to-Work Program
1268 Veterans Highway, Bristol, PA 19007

Completed applications will also be accepted in PDF-format by e-mail to Elizabeth Walsh, ewalsh@bcwib.org. Please note in Subject Line “Way-to-Work Program” and request a Read-Receipt.

Once your form is received, you will be contacted by a PA CareerLink® Bucks County Workforce Representative to determine your eligibility, answer any questions, and commence the Participant matching.

Thank you for your interest in the Pennsylvania Way-to-Work Program!
A PA CareerLink® Bucks County Workforce Representative will be contacting you shortly!

If you have any questions about this program, please contact:

Elizabeth Walsh, Executive Director,
Bucks County Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
ewalsh@bc-wib.org
215.874.2800 x109

Norm Brewer, Director,
PA CareerLink® Bucks County
nbrewer@bcoc.org
215.781.1073 x2218

Click on the following link to complete the WORKSITE APPLICATION on-line. 

http://www.formstack.com/forms/provirtual-buckswib_2010worksiteapp

The application is also available in Word & PDF formats for completing off-line and postal-mailing. Click on the following!

• ADA Self-Certification Checklist
• WayToWork FAQ - Important to Read!
• Worksite Application - PDF File
• Worksite Application - Word Template

• BC-WIB Calendar of Events: April to June 2010