Community Employment

Macon Resources, Inc.'s (MRI) Community Employment Services' primary goal is to provide assistance to businesses by helping recruit and retain qualified employees. We represent people with a wide range of abilities, education, and experience and assist them in community-integrated work settings.

We can help your business in many ways:

• Filling vacant positions

• Making the best use of tax incentives

• Reducing costs when hiring eligible workers

Plus, MRI's services are free!

After we learn about your employment needs, we screen potential candidates from our roster of job seekers. You then have the opportunity to interview any candidates whose skills match your needs. The individuals we serve have a great desire to work; you'll find our candidates stay in their jobs longer, come to work on time, and have a genuine desire to become successful. MRI's Community Employment team provides ongoing assistance and follow up to both the employer and the new employee.

Benefits

By employing individuals who receive vocational rehabilitation services, your business could be eligible for three employment and training benefits:

On-the-Job Evaluation

Negotiated reimbursement of wages for an agreed upon period of time to evaluate the individual’s ability and interest for a certain position.

On-the-Job Training

25-100% negotiated reimbursement for additional training costs to hire and train the individual on the job. This service can last up to six months.

Work Opportunity Tax Credit

35% tax credit of up to $6,000 of wages paid during the one-year period beginning with the day the individual starts work. Maximum credit is $2,100 per eligible person hired. Eligible employees must be retained for at least 180 days or 400 hours of service for an employer to claim tax credit. Administered by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

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