FIS Launches Industry-First Job Board to Connect Benefits Recipients with Jobs, Employers with Tax Credits
Key facts
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First-of-its-kind portal connects qualifying job seekers with employment opportunities and employers with up to
$9,600 in related federal tax credits per hire. - Job seekers who qualify include food stamp or supplemental security recipients, veterans, individuals unemployed for 27 weeks or more, and those who live in low-income areas.
As a leading EBT processor, FIS is offering the Tax Credit Job Board as a way to link EBT recipients and other qualifying job seekers with open positions at participating employers. Qualifying individuals include food stamp or supplemental security recipients, veterans, those unemployed for 27 weeks or more, and people who live in low-income areas. Applicants must complete an online profile to determine eligibility and can post their resume, picture and a video to the website or mobile app.
Participating employers are eligible for a potential tax incentive under the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which provides them with
“FIS has been processing EBT programs for over two decades and we saw a need in the marketplace for a platform that could help our state partners and more importantly, qualifying job seekers and local employers,” said
Learn more about the Tax Credit Job Board at https://www.taxcreditjobboard.com/.
FIS is a global leader in financial services technology, with a focus on retail and institutional banking, payments, asset and wealth management, risk and compliance, and outsourcing solutions. Through the depth and breadth of our solutions portfolio, global capabilities and domain expertise, FIS serves more than 20,000 clients in over 130 countries. Headquartered in
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Source:
Kim Snider, 904.438.6278
Senior Vice President
FIS Global Marketing and Communications
kim.snider@fisglobal.com