A recent survey indicates that employers are having trouble filling in job openings because applicants would rather collect unemployment benefits.
A jobs postings board is shown at an employment access center in Portland, Ore. According to a survey carried out by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, over 50 percent of employers said they were having trouble filling in open positions because the candidates either lack the necessary skills or are unwilling to give up their unemployment benefits.
Andre Mayer, senior vice president of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, suggested that some people who would prefer collecting benefits rather than risking earning less money working.
Here is what some our readers had to say about the unemployed refusing to accept less paying work:
easily says: When I worked a seasonal job they made you give written proof that you were trying to find work. And heaven forbid you turn a job down and they find out. ANY job.
Unemployment needs overhaul as bad as welfare. Every f'n dime you get for free should be accounted for. Any abuse including drugs, alcohol, tobacco, etc. and that's it. So second chances.
It would take a lot of manpower to account for all those records. The waste that is saved would pay those salaries.
Koz says: Believe it my son has been looking for a job for 3 years ever since bama took over.
His unemployment ran out over a year ago, still nothing. He actually had a few call from people he worked for before, but they also cut his pay in half for the same job. So then he has to pay for his mass mandated health insurance which cut his pay in half again. It ain't worth it.
So he has health insurance with mass health for free real good one too.
fmu says: it's all in the numbers. Yea let's work someplace for less and "hope" to work your way up the ladder...when it's all about layoffs, cuts, wage freezes, etc.
Heck, 2 years of UE you can also go back to school for a better skill (that's financed) and could land you in a better industry that's actually hiring some people...or at best gives you another skill to market yourself with.
Walker45 says: Take a look at the job offerings here on Masslive. A local gun manufacturer is hiring temp. help for $9.50/hour. There is an Instructor position for $12/hour. This is reality, folks. And sad it is.
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