About half of all states are expected to implement a higher minimum wage in 2023. A total of 26 states have announced that higher minimum wages will be introduced during 2023, with one more state likely to see an adjustment in July. Meanwhile, 23 states and Washington, D.C., will implement higher minimum wages on Jan. […]
MITC has awarded a total of $5,000 to Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) who stand out and go above and beyond to provide exemplary service. MITC values the hard work put forth by DSPs everyday, and is hoping to show our appreciation through these prizes! After receiving 500+ nominations from hundreds of agencies, the 2022 winners of the […]
Reprinted from Open Minds 9/8/2022 In health care, digital health companies have been hard hit over the past few months. In fact, Digital Health Business & Technology recently reported that since June 1 of this year, 17 major health care-related companies have let go of a significant number of workers. In fact, the layoffs seem to be […]
We know employees must go to the landing page to clock-in/out, complete documentation, access Client Profiles, request PTO, check schedules and more. Your landing page should be updated regularly to communicate your message to your employees. Engaged employees are better employees! MITC has awarded $600.00 in prizes to the customers with the best designed myMITC […]
A lot of information has been published recently on the latest state of the labor market and hiring. Here are the highlights as it relate to agencies 428,000 jobs were added in April, marking the 12th straight month of gains exceeding 400,000 (Labor Department). Lower wage employers dominated the hiring market (Restaurants, hotels, leisure and […]
It’s now been more than two years since many workers were sent home, and while the pandemic is easing, some just aren’t coming back to the office. This blog looks at what this means for hiring and retention as many employees regard working from home as worth anything from a 5-10% pay raise! In a new […]
The Wall Street Journal reported on January 5 that workers quit their jobs at a record rate in November while job openings remained close to highest-ever levels. As providers know, the US labor market remains very tight. These are the facts: 5 million quit their jobs in November The quit rate was 3% up from […]
Employers continue to struggle with hiring. So where did all the workers go? The Wall Street Journal reports that over 500,000 became self-employed in 2021. Currently 9.44 million workers are registered as self-employed. That is the highest total since 2008 after the financial crisis. Meanwhile, the US workforce remains 3% lower than before the pandemic. […]