Competitive Integrated Employment Sample Clauses

Competitive Integrated Employment. The Department of Human Services will help 1,115 people who have worked in workshops obtain community jobs at a competitive wage. The 1,115 job number was taken directly from DHS’s Integrated Employment Plan. The state is agreeing to carry out the commitment that it made in its plan. • Goal of 20 hours of work per week: DHS will issue guidance that the recommended standard for services is the opportunity to work at least 20 hours per week, if that is what the individual chooses. DHS also will establish and promote a goal that all people with I/DD who want to work in the community will have an opportunity to pursue competitive employment that allows them to work the maximum number of hours consistent with their abilities and preferences. • Sheltered Workshops: In the next two years, DHS will carry out its plan to reduce the number of people with I/DD in sheltered workshops (from 1,926 to 1,530) and reduce the hours they work (from 93,530 hours to 66,100 hours per month). These goals are also taken from the Integrated Employment Plan.
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Competitive Integrated Employment. (CIE)—Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) is not a service, but the preferred outcome for all employment services. TCRC offers support to obtain and maintain CIE for individuals who have completed secondary school services and are no longer eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or for students who have successfully transitioned from the Department of Rehabilitation. MICRO-ENTERPRISE AND BUSINESS SUPPORT—TCRC offers interest free loans of up to $1000 for individuals who need start-up funds for small businesses. These services are available to individuals who have a goal of starting their own small business and have an approved business plan. Loan applications are completed by TCRC Service Coordinators after the planning team agrees that a micro-enterprise loan will help the individual reach his or her employment goal. INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT (ISE)—TCRC’s Individual Supported Employment (ISE) services are designed to assist job seekers in preparing for, obtaining and maintaining CIE. Supports may include a process of discovering an individual’s strengths, talents and interests; person centered planning for employment; business planning and micro-enterprise support; training in soft skills (e.g. workplace communication, professionalism and attitude, teamwork and problem solving), transportation, employment preparation, and job-specific skills; paid work experience and internships; job development and placement; and job coaching or on-the-job training and support. These services are available to individuals who have completed secondary school services and are no longer eligible for services under the IDEA or for students who have successfully transitioned from the Department of Rehabilitation. BRAIDED DAY SERVICES—Braided Day Services are creative vocational day service opportunities for individuals who may have unique needs and challenges which necessitate individualized and flexible schedules. This enables staff to support them in a way that honors and nurtures individual skills and talents which will lead to CIE. The program focuses on pre-employment skills training, soft skills training, and community integration training, including paid and volunteer positions within the community with the end goal of securing long-term competitive employment. This service is available to individuals who have completed secondary education and are no longer eligible for services under the IDEA. GROUP SUPPORTED EMPLOY...
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Competitive Integrated Employment. Work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis (including self-employment) for which the individual is compensated at a rate equal to or above minimum wage and not less than the customary rate paid to non-disabled employees, is eligible for the level of benefits provided to other employees, where the disabled employee interacts with non-disabled persons to the same extent as non- disabled employees, and, as appropriate, the disabled employee has opportunities for advancement similar to non-disabled employees.
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Competitive Integrated Employment. As defined in section 7(5) of the Rehabilitation Act and §361.5(c)(9) of the implementing regulations, the employment outcome must satisfy the criteria of three major components of the definition, including competitive earnings at or above minimum wage and comparable benefits to their co-workers without disabilities, integrated location in the community that provides ongoing opportunities for meaningful interaction with customers and colleagues who are not individuals with disabilities (not including supervisory personnel or individuals who are providing services to such employee) to the same extent that employees who are not individuals with disabilities and who are in comparable positions interact with these persons, and opportunities for advancement.
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Competitive Integrated Employment. Work in the competitive labor market that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis in an integrated setting; and for which an individual is compensated at or above the minimum wage, but not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by individuals who are not disabled.
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Related to Competitive Integrated Employment

  • Fixed Term Employment 17.1 A fixed term Employee is one who is engaged on a full-time or regular part-time basis for a fixed period of time and who is ready, willing and available to work the hours and the times that are mutually agreed or, in the absence of agreement, as prescribed by the Employer at the time of engagement.

  • Outside Employment Employees may engage in other employment outside of their State working hours so long as the outside employment does not involve a conflict of interest with their State employment. Whenever it appears that any such outside employment might constitute a conflict of interest, the employee is expected to consult with his/her appointing authority or other appropriate agency representative prior to engaging in such outside employment. Employees of agencies where there are established procedures concerning outside employment for the purpose of insuring compliance with specific statutory restrictions on outside employment are expected to comply with such procedures.

  • Project Employment 1. The Employer may appoint employees into project positions for which employment is contingent upon state, federal, local, grant, or other special funding of specific and of time-limited duration. The Employer will notify the employees, in writing, of the expected ending date of the project employment.

  • Secondary Employment 24.1 Off-duty employment of a security nature conducted according to the procedures set forth below is authorized by the Pensacola Police Department because it confers a substantial benefit upon citizens by allowing an expanded law enforcement presence at minimal expense to the City. However, officers engaged in off-duty security employment should remain constantly aware that they are law enforcement officers utilizing equipment provided by the City of Pensacola while engaging in such activities, and they are perceived by the public as on-duty officers. Therefore, all officers are directed to conduct their behavior while working off-duty in exactly the same manner and following all applicable policies and procedures as though they were working on their scheduled tour of duty. The compensation is provided by an entity other than the City of Pensacola does not diminish an officer’s responsibilities and can never be allowed to present a conflict of interest between the entity providing compensation and the paramount responsibility as a police officer. Under no circumstance will any officer working off-duty disregard any law enforcement responsibility or violate any policy or procedure of the Pensacola Police Department at the request or at the direction of an off-duty employee. Independent judgment as a law enforcement officer must prevail in every situation. A police officer is authorized by Florida Law (F.S.S. 790.052) during off-duty hours – at discretion of their superior officer – to perform law enforcement functions normally performed during work hours. Pensacola Police officers are authorized by the Police Chief to carry firearms off-duty and to perform law enforcement functions for off-duty employment normally performed during duty hours. Members engaging in permanent business or employment shall submit a request for permission to do so to the Police Chief.

  • No Competing Employment The Executive acknowledges that the agreements and covenants contained in this Section 7 are essential to protect the value of the Company’s, or any of its subsidiaries’ or affiliates’, business and assets and by his current employment with the Company and its subsidiaries, the Executive has obtained and will obtain such knowledge, contacts, know-how, training and experience and there is a substantial probability that such knowledge, know-how, contacts, training and experience could be used to the substantial advantage of a competitor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and to the Company’s, or any of its subsidiaries’ or affiliates’, substantial detriment. Therefore, the Executive agrees that for the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the first anniversary of the termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder (such period is hereinafter referred to as the “Restricted Period”) with respect to any State in which the Company is engaged in business during the Employment Term, the Executive shall not participate or engage, directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, partnership, corporation or other entity, whether as an employee, agent, officer, director, partner or joint venturer, in any business activities if such activity consists of any activity undertaken or expressly contemplated to be undertaken by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by the Executive at any time during the last three (3) years of the Employment Term. The foregoing restrictions contained in this Section 7(a) shall not prevent the Executive from accepting employment with a large diversified organization with separate and distinct divisions that do not compete, directly or indirectly, with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, so long as prior to accepting such employment the Company receives separate written assurances from the prospective employer and from the Executive, satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the Executive will not render any services, directly or indirectly, to any division or business unit that competes, directly or indirectly, with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. During the Restricted Period, the Executive will inform any new employer, prior to accepting employment, of the existence of this Agreement and provide such employer with a copy of this Agreement.

  • Competitive Activity Executive shall be deemed to have engaged in "Competitive Activity" if, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the second anniversary of the date Executive's employment with the Company or its subsidiaries terminates, (i) Executive, for himself or on behalf of any other person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, engages, directly or indirectly, as an executive, agent, representative, consultant, partner, shareholder or holder of any other financial interest, in any business that competes with the Company or its subsidiaries in the line of business Executive is employed in by the Company or its subsidiaries (as applicable), as such business is described in any employment or severance agreement then in effect between Executive and the Company or one of its subsidiaries or, if no such agreement is then in effect, as described on Schedule II attached hereto (a "Competing Business"), it being understood and agreed that Executive's activities shall not satisfy this clause (i) where Executive is employed by a person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity engaged in a variety of activities, including the Competing Business, and Executive is not engaged in or responsible for the Competing Business of such entity. Executive may also, without satisfying clause (i) be a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding publicly traded stock of any class of a Competing Business so long as Executive has no active participation in the business of such entity, except to the extent permitted above; or (ii) Executive (A) directly or indirectly through another entity, induces or attempts to induce any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries to leave the employ of the Company or its subsidiaries, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any employee thereof, (B) knowingly hires any person who was an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries within 180 days prior to the time such employee was hired by Executive, (C) induces or attempts to induce any customer, supplier, licensee or other business relation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to cease doing business with the Company or its subsidiaries or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or business relation and the Company or any subsidiary or (D) directly or indirectly acquires or attempt to acquire an interest in any business relating to the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and with which the Company or any of its subsidiaries has entertained discussions or has requested and received information relating to the acquisition of such business by the Company or its subsidiaries in the one-year period immediately preceding Executive's termination of employment with the Company.

  • Active/Inactive Employee If you are covered under another plan as an active employee, your benefits and those of your dependents under that plan will be determined before benefits under this plan. The plan covering the active employee and dependents will be the primary plan. The plan covering that same employee as inactive (including those who are retired or have been laid off) will be the secondary plan for that employee and dependents.

  • Competitive Terms 22.4.1 If the Contracting Body is able to obtain from any Sub-Contractor or any other third party more favourable commercial terms with respect to the supply of any materials, equipment, software, goods or services used by the Supplier or the Supplier Personnel in the supply of the Goods and/or Services, then the Authority may:

  • Alternative Employment An employer, in a particular redundancy case, may make application to the Commission to have the general severance pay prescription varied if the employer obtains acceptable alternative employment for an employee.

  • Duration of Employment 5.1 A seafarer shall be engaged for the period specified in Appendix 1 to this Agreement and such period may be extended or reduced by the amount shown in Appendix 1 for operational convenience. The employment shall be automatically terminated upon the terms of this Agreement at the first arrival of the ship in port after expiration of that period, unless the Company operates a permanent employment system.

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