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.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said in addition to eliminating enhanced benefits, the state also needs to "push a little harder to get people off the sidelines."
Vos: Get tough on unemployed, people who skip out on interviews
By Scott Bauer
MADISON, Wis. - 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. This has gone from an annoyance pre-pandemic to a crisis, said Scott Mayer, chairman of staffing agency QPS Employment. He said his company has over 5,000 job openings in Wisconsin and the supply chain is in danger of breaking down because there are not enough available workers.