“””””Yet now he can literally make more sitting at home doing nothing.”””””””””””
Not true. I was an employer in the construction business for 40 years.
Call him back to work. If he doesn’t show up then contact the Unemployment Office and tell them he refused work. He will lose his benefits immediately.
Make sure you remind all of your people of that law.
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He has come back this week and the back pay was deposited yesterday from the previous 3 weeks he was off.
and YES it is ABSOLUTELY TRUE that he would make more sitting at home. Here’s the math. His base unemployment is $360. Throw the $600 on top of that and he’s making $960 to sit at home. Even if he puts in 40 hrs per week for me, (which is rare since he usually is around 32 hrs during busy times), he would be making $900.
I know they can make more on unemployment now.
I also know they will make nothing if they refuse work and an employer informs the Unemployment Office..
Also, this is based on someone making 22.50 per hour. Most hourly people making less than that will do even better sitting at home with that $600 additional credit...in most instances WAY better.
So, hire others back to replace those who opt to eschew their jobs for a short-term “vacation with pay”...some jobs are going away and lots of folks will want to be able to work....Acceding to their selfish wishes is killing them with “kindness” and instilling bad work ethics...do you really want such folks as the foundation of your business?