Back in the '90s I talked with a small manufacturer in Macon, GA. He swore he'd never take in those people "again". I asked him what happened and he said that the state offered a subsidy to any company who would hire welfare types. He took the bait and lost his shirt. It seems they were so pist off that they had to work, they took every opportunity to jam or break his equipment.
That is ashame!
Being the employer of 20 to 25 people for 35 years I understand what your saying. Been there and have the T-shirt!
One would not believe what some do to get out of working when on the clock.
I had hires through a similar program. Most lasted 3 weeks before being axed. At that point if contested when Un-employment was denied by my company. I would then have to attend an arbitration hearing on why I terminated this poor soul! Anything from theft of material down to vandalism.
Unemployment is not paid completly by the feds! I paid 6% of every empolyee’s weekly salary to the State. When a claim comes in and you have to pay the claim your Percentage raises per claim. I finally downsized to 3 trusted employees and canned the rest. went from 900,000 Gross for the year to about 300,000, but the company did better without property loss and stolen wages. My personal salary took a dive as well. But my mental state was better off as well!