The Vermont Department of Labor will be hosting the first of its Rapid Response sessions to assist the employees from IBM that have been separated and/or notified of their separation from their positions.
The Department of Labor staff members from the Unemployment Insurance division, Workforce Development division, Career Resource Centers, Reemployment Eligibility Program, Veterans Services, and the Labor Market Information Division will be presenting information about services available to support and assist the dislocated workers.
The sessions will be held on:
Wednesday, June 19th and Saturday, June 22nd
2 sessions each day -- the first starting at 9:00 AM and the second starting at 1:00 PM
The Sheraton Inn, Williston Road, Burlington, Vermont
The sessions will include presentations on job placement and training programs, unemployment insurance programs, how to research job information, and how to utilize the full range of Vermont Department of Labor programs. The Vermont Department of Labor staff will also be available to meet with workers on an individual basis to answer questions.
‘We will be scheduling additional sessions in the following weeks, but set these initial sessions up to try to address the many questions that we are receiving from the affected workers at IBM. There will be opportunities for those employees to get help with their questions and start them on their reemployment track’, said Labor Commissioner Annie Noonan.
The Department will be publishing the agenda for the 2 days’session on Monday.
Vermont Department of Labor initiates Rapid Response session this week after IBM layoffs
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