By Scott Bauer
Associated Press Jun 2, 2021
MADISON
Wisconsin should get tougher on unemployed people who apply for jobs to meet work search requirements but then skip out on the interview, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday as he advocated for eliminating a $300 enhanced payment for the unemployed.
Business leaders at a roundtable discussion organized by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce told Vos and fellow Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu that the worker shortage problem has reached a breaking point.
âThis has gone from an annoyance pre-pandemic to a crisis,â said Scott Mayer, chairman of staffing agency QPS Employment. He said his company has more than 5,000 job openings in Wisconsin and the supply chain is in danger of breaking down because there are not enough available workers.