I don't doubt there are jobs open again. I don't doubt it at all.
The thing is, those jobs pay even less than they did before this whole mess. And those jobs didn't pay enough to live to begin with. This is being used as an excuse to "reset" what is paid to employees.
I just talked to another person yesterday that works in a high end golf club in the club house. They have stayed put on what they pay her and not dropped it. So that is good for her
But, they do not allow tips anymore. They said they were going to go to a higher wage and not allow their staff to accept tips. It goes to the club. But they are horrifically short staffed. And I do mean horrifically. She assumed they were paying anyone new what they were paying before, and she was sending a ton of people to them to interview.
Nope
She just found out they are now paying $6 an hour less than before and still do not allow staff to keep tips. And they cannot understand why they cannot find workers. She said she felt sick that she had talked it up so much and sent so many people there for nothing. The wage they pay is not livable.
This is extremely common right now
Millions Of Workers Suffering From Repeat Layoffs
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk,
Due to failed reopenings people have been called back to work only to be laid off again.
The California Policy Lab has interesting insights into Unemployment Insurance Claims in California During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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The number of initial UI claims has increased steadily from May 17th to July 18th, followed by a slight drop in the week of July 25th . In each of the last nine weeks, regular initial UI claims were over two times the peak of weekly initial claims during the Great Recession, yet data from continuing claims indicates a gradual decline in the number of individuals collecting benefits each week.
The steady rise in initial claims since May 17th is nearly entirely explained by an increasing number of additional claims—claims which are “reopened” after a claimant’s temporary return to work, implying many workers suffered from repeated layoffs during the crisis. In the week ending July 25th, 57% of regular initial claims were additional claims, compared to just above 40% before the crisis, and 5% during the peak. [Lead Chart]
This is the first study publishing the number of unique claimants in the state, instead of tallying all initial claims, which results in substantial double-counting. 6.23 million unique California claimants, or 32% of the California workforce, has filed for UI benefits since the start of the COVID-19 crisis in mid-March. Since many of these 6.23 million workers have filed multiple claims, this total is substantially smaller (24% less) than the 8.18 million initial claims that have been filed in the same period.
In the week ending July 11th, 3.46 million claimants, or about 18% of the CA labor force, were eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits. Unlike more common statistics of weekly UI payment receipt, we are able to count claimants in terms of when they were unemployed, not when they were paid (which is usually several weeks later, and complicated by varying processing lags).
Without the $600 per week additional benefits from FPUC, half of all individuals receiving UI benefits would have received payments below the Federal Poverty Level. California claimants have received $35.5 billion in FPUC payments for unemployment experienced between the start of the program and July 11th.
In the week ending July 11th , a total of 529 thousand individuals (or 2.7% of the labor force) either received partial UI or were denied benefits because of excess earnings. The share of paid claimants receiving partial benefits has risen substantially since early May, but ticked down during the week ending July 11th. This indicates a substantial fraction of individuals that recently returned to work are working reduced hours and may still be receiving unemployment benefits.
Impact of $600 Weekly Checks
0PUC benefits made a substantial difference for UI claimants in CA. For example, $914 per week ($314 + $600) puts the median claimant at about 55% of median family income (MFI), and above the HUD threshold for “very low-income” (50% MFI). The claimant would still be deemed "low-income" (below 80% MFI) in the absence of other income sources in the household
California Not Unique
Points number two, five, and six are the key ideas.
California is not unique. This implies millions of workers nationally are suffering through repeated layoffs and reduced hours.
PUA Dependency
Nationally, about 13 million workers are solely dependent on PUA, having no state benefits.
Some of those people are working part-time. Working or not, the weekly $600 checks stopped flowing on July 25.
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