1. Tiered Employment A Smart Recruitment, Retention and Self-Sufficiency Strategy

2. Tiered Employment 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.

3. Tiered Employment What Drives Tiered Employment? EMPLOYERS

4. Tiered Employment 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.

5. Tiered Employment Why Tiered Employment? Employers’ Perspective Due 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.

6. Tiered Employment Who Benefits from Tiered Employment? Employers Clients Public Support Systems

7. Tiered Employment Employer Benefits Tier I - Employer Benefits No cost recruitment resource Increased retention Reduced hiring and turnover costs Enhanced job performance

8. Tiered Employment Employer Benefits Tier 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

9. Tiered Employment Tier 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

10. Tiered Employment 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

11. Tiered Employment Public Support Systems  As more clients move up the career ladder and attain self-sufficiency, welfare roles will eventually decrease.

12. Tiered Employment 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

13. Tiered Employment 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

14. Tiered Employment  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

15. Tiered Employment 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%

16. Tiered Employment Employer Participation Philadelphia Employers Certified – 259 Tier I – 158 Tier II – 148 Tier III – 54 Pittsburgh Employers Certified – 55 Tier I – 40 Tier II – 18 Tier III – 15

17. Tiered Employment 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.

18. Tiered Employment 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.

19. Tiered Employment This website has three central headings: Employer Center Career Development Reports

20. Tiered Employment THANK YOU