New program to help employers, employees alike
New program to help employers, employees alike By Region 8 Newsdesk | January 13, 2021 at 8:19 PM CST - Updated January 17 at 3:44 PM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - It is a 21st Century economy and officials say a nearly $15 million program will help both employers and employees build the economy, state officials said Wednesday.
According to a tweet from Gov. Asa Hutchinson, officials announced the creation of Ready for Life.
Ready for Life is an exciting new project that integrates education with workforce resources, education and workforce data, and employer partnerships to help Arkansans be prepared for an ever-changing job market. https://t.co/ybNCOG70OP Gov. Asa Hutchinson (@AsaHutchinson) January 13, 2021
Just as 2020 drew to a close Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed executive order 20-54, which order provides relief to employers by excluding unemployment claims during the second quarter of 2020
Send Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed an executive order on Dec. 29 that provides relief to employers by excluding unemployment claims during the second quarter of 2020 in the calculation of employer UI tax rates.
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SALT LAKE CITY Most child care centers in the Beehive State survived 2020, but the pandemic made retaining employees difficult, jeopardizing the state’s already-limited child care capacity.
“It has been a bit of a roller coaster. At the beginning, there were a lot of temporary closures of child care programs. Not permanent, but temporary closures that happened when enrollment decreased,” said Tracy Gruber, Division of Workforce Services Child of Office Care director.
Even before COVID-19 hit, Utah faced a significant gap in child care resources for working parents, according to the Division of Workforce Services. A report by the division in March found the state needs 274 more licensed-center child care programs and 1,258 licensed-family child care programs, which provide in-home care.