by stargazer » Wed Feb 18, 2009 03:33 pm
I fouund this blog while looking at the Labor
dept site. I am into retail,but I am seeking an answer to this question. If I worked part time and was laid off, can I receive unemployment benefits? I liv in New York
dept site. I am into retail,but I am seeking an answer to this question. If I worked part time and was laid off, can I receive unemployment benefits? I liv in New York
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:12 am Post Subject:
bandit baby, that is the law but the unemployment offices are so overwhelmed right now they dont have time to follow up with what the people put on the forms to report their job search. I always tell employers to call unemployment and make them a ware of the job offer. People turn down work everyday to get what they think is free unemployment. NUTS
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:15 am Post Subject:
Yes it is nuts especially when jobs are hard to find. Other employers are cutting hours and production due to this economy so finding work is something that should not be passed on. I can see they probaly figure that unemployment is a sure thing and a job may not be but we all have to do out part.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 04:03 am Post Subject:
What is incredibly amazing is that while a person on unemployment is required to show that they have job search activity, there is normally no accountability. For example, in SC you fill out a form stating the name of the company and whether you applied or had an interview and what type of job. You are not required to accept any job that is "beneath" you, such as a sales person accepting a job as a fast food worker. The unemployment office is unfortunately staffed with people that understand very little about job placement.
A friend was laid off from a major brokerage firm and had to register to apply to a specific company...the unemployment office called him a week later and told him they had great news! They had a security job for him that paid 8.50 an hour. He had to explain that he had SECURITIES licenses, not a security license...and that he made closer to $85 an hour than $8.50!!
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:50 am Post Subject:
Sometimes that happens, that is really unfortunate. We, at least at our office try to keep the person in a "suitable employment situation" which is 80% of the wage they were making. You really have to take the time to get to know your employers that you work with and the job seekers, at the least educate yourself in the types of jobs they do to make a really good fit. It has to work for both the employer and the jobseeker or you have wasted everyones time.
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