IN HR0072

Urges the legislative council to assign job sharing working conditions and benefits to an appropriate study committee for review.

Identifies work sharing programs as an alternative to layoffs that allows two employees to share one full-time position and divide hours, salary, and benefits.

Calls for study of work sharing unemployment insurance programs designed to provide benefits to individuals whose wages and hours have been reduced.

Proposes that work sharing benefits should equal an employee's unemployment benefit reduced by a percentage equivalent to the percentage of hours reduced under the work sharing program.