Comments on: Work Sharing: A Success Story http://social.dol.gov/blog/work-sharing-a-success-story/ The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Labor Wed, 22 May 2013 06:20:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Mentalism http://social.dol.gov/blog/work-sharing-a-success-story/comment-page-1/#comment-115886 Mentalism Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:49:20 +0000 http://social.dol.gov/blog/?p=2156#comment-115886 Just let us work, that's what we're saying. This should help those with jobs and that is great. Maybe this will open it up for all without current jobs too. Fingers crossed and wanting to work. Just let us work, that’s what we’re saying. This should help those with jobs and that is great. Maybe this will open it up for all without current jobs too. Fingers crossed and wanting to work.

]]> By: Home Security http://social.dol.gov/blog/work-sharing-a-success-story/comment-page-1/#comment-115849 Home Security Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:03:19 +0000 http://social.dol.gov/blog/?p=2156#comment-115849 Super! Employee retention, allbeit at lower wages, is a win-win until company revenues pick up again. Let's face it. Getting unemployment is not an uplifting experience. Nor is the process of finding and training new employees. Keep it up and we will all get there. Thanks! Super!

Employee retention, allbeit at lower wages, is a win-win until company revenues pick up again. Let’s face it. Getting unemployment is not an uplifting experience. Nor is the process of finding and training new employees.

Keep it up and we will all get there. Thanks!

]]> By: Veterinarian Kevin http://social.dol.gov/blog/work-sharing-a-success-story/comment-page-1/#comment-115825 Veterinarian Kevin Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:10:14 +0000 http://social.dol.gov/blog/?p=2156#comment-115825 Outstanding! Yes, business is off, revenues are down and as a veterinarian and animal hospital owner, I am looking at ways to keep my skilled workforce in place. The cost savings of letting someone go is never less than hiring someone back and training that new veterinary technician. Keep up the great work! Outstanding!
Yes, business is off, revenues are down and as a veterinarian and animal hospital owner, I am looking at ways to keep my skilled workforce in place. The cost savings of letting someone go is never less than hiring someone back and training that new veterinary technician.
Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Art http://social.dol.gov/blog/work-sharing-a-success-story/comment-page-1/#comment-115139 Art Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:51:02 +0000 http://social.dol.gov/blog/?p=2156#comment-115139 I believe this is a solid bridge program but have two issues. (1) How do we know we are just not stepping in to shore up a badly run company and subsidizing its survival when just done the street is a company that can take the share and grow to positive cash flow and produce a higher quality product at a lower cost. With the government subsidizing the less efficient higher cost producer don't we get on thin ice? If the high cost producer folds won't most of the folks just move to the low cost producer to meet the same market demand? (2) When, what, why, how do we get out of subsidizing businesses when the economy turns? I believe this is a solid bridge program but have two issues.

(1) How do we know we are just not stepping in to shore up a badly run company and subsidizing its survival when just done the street is a company that can take the share and grow to positive cash flow and produce a higher quality product at a lower cost. With the government subsidizing the less efficient higher cost producer don’t we get on thin ice? If the high cost producer folds won’t most of the folks just move to the low cost producer to meet the same market demand?

(2) When, what, why, how do we get out of subsidizing businesses when the economy turns?

]]> By: steven jobs http://social.dol.gov/blog/work-sharing-a-success-story/comment-page-1/#comment-114872 steven jobs Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:35:31 +0000 http://social.dol.gov/blog/?p=2156#comment-114872 Tremendous work! You own the talent of creative writing. I personally liked the way it has been drafted especially the perfect drafting of brilliant ideas. And yes i have bookmarked your site. Tremendous work! You own the talent of creative writing. I personally liked the way it has been drafted especially the perfect drafting of brilliant ideas. And yes i have bookmarked your site.

]]> By: Michelle Cooper http://social.dol.gov/blog/work-sharing-a-success-story/comment-page-1/#comment-114850 Michelle Cooper Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:28:39 +0000 http://social.dol.gov/blog/?p=2156#comment-114850 I think this is a great idea for an employer that is having to deal with a reduction in orders so that they don't have to whittle down their experienced work force. For the employees, partial UI benefits to offset their reduced wages helps to keep them in a job that they want to keep and that they are good at, until business increases at a level when they can once again work full time. Obviously, this is less of a drain on government (tax payers), but it keeps our business competitive when times are tough. At that's the point...we don't want to see our business forced out of the market because of a down economy. This is a great creative idea that doesn't require more govenment! I think this is a great idea for an employer that is having to deal with a reduction in orders so that they don’t have to whittle down their experienced work force. For the employees, partial UI benefits to offset their reduced wages helps to keep them in a job that they want to keep and that they are good at, until business increases at a level when they can once again work full time. Obviously, this is less of a drain on government (tax payers), but it keeps our business competitive when times are tough. At that’s the point…we don’t want to see our business forced out of the market because of a down economy. This is a great creative idea that doesn’t require more govenment!

]]> By: Majed El Zein http://social.dol.gov/blog/work-sharing-a-success-story/comment-page-1/#comment-114848 Majed El Zein Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:30:13 +0000 http://social.dol.gov/blog/?p=2156#comment-114848 very good very good

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