THE WORKFORCE WIRE
Newsletter
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December 3, 2020 | Volume 3 |
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Welcome to the Workforce Wire, your monthly connection to all things workforce development and EPG!
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Employ Prince George's Partners With Maryland Legal Aid and Macy's to Host
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Has your employment or wages been affected due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
If so, you may be eligible for $300 in immediate financial assistance.
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Apply today at EmployPGEdge.com |
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Prince George's County COVID-19 Hourly Employee Relief Fund Snapshot |
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To date, EPG has successfully distributed over
$486,700
in EPG Cash Cards to 2,290 Prince George's County Residents affected and laid off due to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)!
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MedStar Health has acquired Righttime Medical Care in a deal that launches the Columbia-based health system into new geographies and more than doubles its urgent care footprint. The agreement, effective Tuesday, adds 19 urgent care clinics and about 300 employees to the MedStar organization, which runs 14 such centers.
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The region’s transit agency said it will need to close well more than a dozen stations, implement a hiring freeze, lay off some of its workforce, dip into its capital funds and further reduce bus and rail service in the next fiscal year in order to offset a $495 million revenue shortfall, according to a budget proposal from Paul Wiedefeld, general manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
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In a sign that Biden plans to focus on spreading economic wealth, his transition team put issues of equality and worker empowerment at the forefront of its news release announcing his top economic advisers. Read this announcement by clicking the link. |
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Regular unemployment claims in Maryland increased by more than 1,500 last week, their biggest jump since early October.
Nearly 13,000 regular claims were filed in Maryland for the week ending Nov. 21, an increase of 1,547 over the prior week's revised level of 11,396, according to new data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Janee Williams, graduate (cohort 16) of Employ Prince George's Knowledge Equals Youth Success (KEYS) Program presented to future KEYS graduates as the 1st ever Virtual KEYS Speakers Bureau Guest Speaker.
Janee remained determined and committed to excellence, leading her reporting supervisor to offer her full-time employment. Janee is currently employed as a Full-Time, salaried City of Mount Rainier Business Development Associate and City Hall Administrative Associate with benefits.
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Are you a Business Professional or Leader in your Field who believes your knowledge and insight will resonate with our #princegeorgescounty Young Adults?
Please email LLLucas@co.pg.md.us for more information on how you can join The Keys Speaker Bureau. For more about KEYS Virtual Occupational Skills Training, visit: https://www.employpg.org/youth/keys/ Follow us on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @pgckeysprogram
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The past several months have changed the way we work. If you worked in an office, you probably don’t right now. Or it looks incredibly different than it did a year ago. Across the globe, and in some cases in less than 72 hours, organizations and individuals scrambled into an entirely new world of work. And even though companies started at different stages of the journey, common themes and issues have now emerged.
Here are the five major shifts, or accelerations, happening in work right now.
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This year has been characterized by change, with the COVID-19 pandemic transforming the way we live, work, and play.
Contributors at TopResume were curious to learn how this sense of monumental change has impacted the job-seeking process. They spoke to over 300 recruiters and hiring managers to learn about what they really care about and how the pandemic has impacted their hiring processes.
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What originally attracted you to employment in Prince George’s County? |
Submit Your Answer Below! |
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Bi-Weekly, Employ Prince George's provides a listing of trending and current jobs hiring immediately in Prince George's County. |
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Part 5 features Huwe Burton, a Bronx native, who was wrongfully convicted of murdering his mother in 1991 and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison at just 16 years old. After spending more than 20 years wrongfully incarcerated, Burton was released on parole in 2009 with the help of the famed Innocence Project. In January of 2019, Burton was finally exonerated. Learn about Huwe’s experience, journey, and reflection as a wrongfully convicted returning citizen. |
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