If your school turns to all-virtual learning in Fall, your teachers may be busier than ever while support staff (janitors and clerical) may have less to do. You can get help meeting payroll for these less engaged workers.
A program through the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is designed to help employers keep employees during slow business periods by reducing worker hours. It allows employees to file for partial unemployment benefits while keeping benefits from their employer, therefore avoiding financial challenges associated with a total loss of work.
“Wisconsin businesses are encouraged to consider DWD’s Work-Share Program to keep their employees on the job who otherwise would be laid off,” said DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman.
An employer needs at least two employees to participate. Full-time, part-time and salaried workers can participate. The program runs through Dec. 31, 2020. It requires the completion of a fairly simple three-page form.
An estimated 18,000 workers in Wisconsin are using the program, up from just 899 workers who used the program from 2016 through March 2020.
