C & J Landscaping and Concrete Services, Inc. Hiring for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Laborer at Elgin, Illinois Full Time

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/ada/r/jobs/8991320 This job order is placed in connection with a concurrent H-2B labor certification application.This job opportunity is a bona fide, F/T temporary position for 4 Landscape Laborers from 4/1/2022 to 11/30/2022 with C & J Landscaping and Concrete Services Inc, 339 Joslyn Dr, Elgin, IL 60120; (224) 280-6945 or email [email protected] or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Lift/carry up to 50 pounds.40 hpw, 8:00am 4:00pm; Mon Fri; work extended daily hours and weekends when necessary.No experience/ no education. Work is supervised. $16.89/hr; overtime is not guaranteed but if worked rate is paid at time and a half ($25.33) per hour above 40 hours per week. Raise/bonus at employer’s discretion. Opportunity for higher pay based on experience/performance.Returning workers may be paid their previous end of season wage if higher than the prevailing rate.A single workweek will be used in computing the wage due. Payday is Weekly on Friday.Employer will only assist with locating shared rental housing upon arrival at the request of the employee. Employees are not required to live in housing the employer locates. Employees may make their own arrangements at their own expense.The employer will make the following deductions from the worker’s wages: all deductions required by law, cash advances and repayment of loans, repayment of overpayment of wages to the worker, payment for articles which the worker has voluntarily purchased from the employer, long distance telephone charges, recovery of any loss to the employer due to the worker’s damage (beyond normal wear and tear) or loss of equipment where it is shown that the worker is responsible, and any other reasonable deductions expressly authorized by the worker in writing. No deduction not required by law will be made that brings the workers hourly earnings below the FLSA Federal statutory minimum wage.Return transportation and daily subsistence provided if worker completes employment period or is dismissed early by employer. Outbound transportation provided at most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation rates for distances involved, where applicable.Employer provides transportation from office to and from job sites located in Kane and Cook counties. There is no itinerary involved as there are multiple locations.Employer will reimburse the H-2B worker in the first workweek for visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government, incurred by the H-2B worker (but need not include passport expenses or other charges primarily for the benefit of the worker).The employer provides at no charge all required tools, supplies and equipment required to perform the job. Inquire or send applications/resumes to nearest job service location or directly to the office at the Illinois workNet Center – N. Aurora 2, Smoketree Plaza, North Aurora, IL 60542; (p) 630-844-8765. For workers eligible for the inbound transportation and subsistence reimbursement benefit, the Employer will reimburse workers who complete 50 percent of the work period (or with the first paycheck if applicable under FLSA) and who are beyond commuting distance the reasonable cost of transportation and subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad to the place of employment. The amount of the reimbursement for transportat ion cost will be the worker’s actual transportation cost from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer to the employer’s place of employment or, by regulation at 655.20(j)(1)(i), the amount not to exceed the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation cost for the distance involved, whichever is less. The employer reserves right to assist in coordinating transportation. Workers who do not avail themselves of such available transportation will be reimbursed only the per worker cost of arranged transportation or most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation cost for distances involved, whichever is less. Workers are free to make own inbound transportation, assuming all liability and hold harmless employer for any damages, injuries, personal or property losses. Daily subsistence provided at a rate of at least $13.17 per day during travel to a maximum of $55 per day with receipts.