Iowa Code r. 877-8.4 - Order filling and related areas

(1) An applicant may be called in for possible referral to a job order by mail, using Form 62-2016, Call In Card. This card is a two-part card asking the applicant to come in to a workforce development center or to respond by mail giving information concerning availability for future job referrals. An applicant may also be called in for job referral by telephone or through other means.

(2) An applicant that is being referred to a job opening will be given a Form 62-2017, Introduction Card, which is to be presented to the employer. This form is a return mail card that is to be completed by the employer to show the disposition of the referral and the job opening. A record of the job referral is entered on the applicant's 62-0219, Application Card, and on the 62-2024, Job Order. The applicant may be referred to other job openings should the initial referral show that the applicant was not hired.

(3) An applicant may be promoted for job referral by workforce development centers by using Form 60-0208, Notice of Job Applicant Registration. This form is mailed to the employer and requests the employer to respond if there is interest in the job applicant.

(4) An employer needing bonding coverage for an employee, that cannot be obtained through commercial sources, may obtain this service from a workforce development center. The workforce development center must complete Form 68-0612, Sponsor's Certification (front side) to provide bonding coverage. Bonding coverage may last a maximum of 12 months, or until the employee terminates from the job, at which time the workforce development center will complete Form 68-0612, Sponsor's Request for Termination (reverse side), to terminate the bonding coverage.

(5) An applicant applying for a position through the federal Civil Service Commission may take a typing proficiency test at a workforce development center. The test scores are entered on Form 68-0102, Certificate of Proficiency Skill, and given to the applicant for transfer to the federal civil service authority.

(6) A handicapped applicant seeking employment through the federal Civil Service Commission may be referred to the proper authority by workforce development center staff, using Form 171, Referral for Federal Employment. Assistance in completing the form will be granted.

(7) Activity affecting an unemployment insurance claimant who has filed an application for employment in a workforce development center may be reported to the unemployment insurance section by using Form 60-0242, Employer Verification of Application.

(8) Activity concerning the job referral of a food stamp applicant may be reported to the department of human services by a workforce development center on Form 60-0261, Food Stamp Applicant Status.

(9) An applicant who is to be referred to a job opening with an employer involved in a labor dispute must sign Form 68-0613, Notice of Existence of a Labor Dispute, for information purposes, so that the applicant will be made aware of conditions that exist with the employer.

(10) An applicant being referred to a temporary help agency must sign Form 68-0241, Temporary Help Agency Referral Form, for information purposes, so that the applicant will be made aware that no fee is to be charged by the temporary help agency for this service.

(11) Applicants will be selected on the agreed-to job-related criteria determined by the employer and department of workforce development. The department of workforce development files will be searched for applicants that meet selection criteria to ensure all applicants are given equal access to job referrals.

This rule is intended to implement Code of Federal Regulations, Part V, Chapter 20, Section 604.1, dtd. November 2, 1976, Iowa Code sections 96.10 to 96.12.

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Iowa Code r. 877-8.4