#Brooklyn businesses say unemployment benefits hurt hiring

#Brooklyn businesses say unemployment benefits hurt hiring

“#Brooklyn businesses say unemployment benefits hurt hiring” About two-thirds of Brooklyn’s merchants are having difficulty hiring workers as they seek to ramp up operations following the coronavirus shutdowns — and many are blaming generous federal emergency jobless benefits approved by President Biden for keeping people home, a new survey reveals. The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce…

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#US job openings soar as companies struggle to hire workers

#US job openings soar as companies struggle to hire workers

“#US job openings soar as companies struggle to hire workers” US job openings soared to a record 8.1 million in March while companies struggled to recruit new workers as the economy continued to heat up, the feds said Tuesday. Total openings rose almost 600,000 compared to February, according to the Labor Department’s Job Openings and…

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#Company paying ‘nap reviewers’ ,500 each for research

#Company paying ‘nap reviewers’ $1,500 each for research

“#Company paying ‘nap reviewers’ $1,500 each for research” It seems like loving naps could really pay off.  Mattress review company Eachnight is offering to pay five people $1,500 each to take naps every day for 30 days. These “nap reviewers” have to sleep alone during their naps and have to have strong English writing skills for their reviews, the…

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#In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers

#In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers

“#In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers” BOSTON — The owner of seafood restaurants on Cape Cod has eliminated lunch service and delayed the opening of some locations because his summertime influx of foreign workers hasn’t arrived yet. More than a thousand miles away, a Jamaican couple is fretting about whether the rest of their…

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