Personally know a business owner whose employees refuse to come back full time. They are still (were) getting the $600 booster despite earning 80-90% of their previous take home. And getting a small “normal” unemployment benefit from the state.
Business owner reports as required and tells the employees that what they are doing may not be the best idea.
The worst situation I’ve seen are workers that work primarily on commissions and were not laid off. They’re stuck at their State minimums without any “Covid bonus” while seeing others get $1000/week sitting at home. It’s very perverse.
UI audit is based on samples, and most labor departments process more claims in March-July than they did in the last 5 years. It’s a smart move for the employee to stay away, especially if the job pays that shitty.
I wasn’t clear. The employees have returned to work. They are working less than full time hours in order to show diminished earnings and receive the $600 unemployment boost. They are receiving 80-90% of their normal wages from their employer and receiving unemployment benefits in addition to that.
That’s not the situation I am describing. There is no shortage of work for this particular business. The business owner wants all of the employees to return to full time hours. As a group they are unwilling to work full time hours because they would lose the $600 booster.
