Category: Employment

NFM to have hiring event May 11

Nebraska Furniture Mart will hold an in-person hiring event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, at 1601 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas.

The store is seeking seasonal staff at the hiring event.

According to an NFM spokesman there are 30 seasonal openings and an additional 70 openings across multiple departments in the Kansas City, Kansas, store.

The starting pay for the seasonal positions is above $15 an hour, and there is also a $500 retention bonus.

Job seekers do not need to call in advance to schedule an appointment. They may submit their applications in advance to https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/NEB1000NEBFM/JobBoard/f608eff9-49b8-42c2-8d55-4dedfaf04e74/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=4c78e610-7b41-488c-8ec4-8c98a2bd0093.

Seasonal positions open include loading and unloading product; machine and forklift operations; and preparing customer orders.

Virtual job fair to be today through Thursday

The KansasWorks statewide virtual job fair will dedicate Tuesday, its first day, to military veterans, their spouses and caretakers.

The job fair, from March 23 to March 25, will open with a veterans’ day.

“Kansas veterans pick up valuable career skills during their time in military service that give them the tools to be successful members of our workforce,” Gov. Kelly said. “The KansasWorks Virtual Job Fair is designed to help elevate those skills, and promote their talents to businesses and employers statewide.”

The virtual fair will allow job seekers to easily live chat with employers from across the state through computers and mobile devices.

To register for the virtual job fair, visit https://kansasworksvirtualjobfair.easyvirtualfair.com/.

The Department of Commerce, in partnership with local Workforce Development boards, moved its statewide job fairs online in 2020 to eliminate public health risks associated with mass gatherings, and to continue providing job opportunities and maintaining a ready workforce for Kansas businesses.

Registration is now required for each virtual event. If job seekers have previously attended a virtual job fair, they are required to re-register for this event with the link above.

“Virtual job fairs continue to be a vital part of our commitment to safely helping Kansans find employment and helping Kansas businesses fill positions,” Lt. Gov. and Commerce Secretary David Toland said. “Our state’s veteran community has some of the most dedicated, persistent and capable people you’ll ever meet. We want them to live and work in Kansas, and setting aside the first day of the fair for our veterans seeking employment is one show of support they richly deserve.”

As concerns for Kansans’ health and safety remain high due to COVID-19, the Department of Commerce will maintain the virtual job fair system, according to a spokesman.

Job seekers can now upload their most recent resume to their virtual job fair account. Those who require assistance may contact their local workforce center at 877-509-6757 to schedule an appointment.

Waiting week waived for unemployment benefits in Kansas

The waiting week is being waived temporarily for unemployment benefits in Kansas, according to Gov. Laura Kelly.

Gov. Kelly on Monday announced a new executive order for temporary relief from the waiting week requirement.

“Kansans who have a lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19 cannot afford to wait a week to receive the unemployment benefits they need to make rent payments or feed their families,” Gov. Kelly said in a news release. “This executive order will be crucial in our state’s ongoing response to the pandemic and to ensuring unemployed Kansans can access their benefits as soon as possible.”

The “waiting week” is a required non-payable week that typically needs to be served on new benefit years. The executive order temporarily waives the waiting week requirement for all claimants. For states that have temporarily waived the waiting week requirement, Congress will federally fund 50% of the first week of compensable regular unemployment until March 14, 2021.

The order is currently in effect and remains in force until rescinded or until the current statewide State of Disaster emergency expires, whichever is earlier.

The executive order is online at https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/EO-20-71-Executed.pdf.

Some of the federal unemployment benefits expired on Saturday, but then were extended when the federal bill was signed Sunday. Earlier Monday, the Kansas Department of Labor stated on social media that it was awaiting guidance from the federal government regarding federal unemployment extensions, and it could not issue payments until the guidance was issued, and that could take up to two weeks.