Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago
How can unemployment insurance (UI) support alternatives to layoffs when business is slow? A little-known provision of the UI system, “shared work” or “short-time compensation,” provides benefits to workers who have their hours reduced. In this virtual event, economic and policy experts will offer new insights on how the program is working and how states are working with employers to make use of shared work.
More info available here:minneapolisfed.org/events/2025/cutting-hours-instead-of-cutting-jobs-shared-work-within-the-unemployment-insurance-system
How can unemployment insurance (UI) support alternatives to layoffs when business is slow? A little-known provision of the UI system, “shared work” or “short-time compensation,” provides benefits to workers who have their hours reduced. In this virtual event, economic and policy experts will offer new insights on how the program is working and how states are working with employers to make use of shared work.
More info available here:minneapolisfed.org/events/2025/cutting-hours-instead-of-cutting-jobs-shared-work-within-the-unemployment-insurance-system
