Welfare Australia has been stigmatising unemployed people for almost 100 years. COVID-19 is our big chance to change this theconversation.com - Elise Klein Australia is facing one of its biggest crises in unemployment since the Great Depression, and yet already, extra COVID-19 supports to the unemployed …
Secretary of the Treasury Mnuchin on $600 unemployment benefit: We can't be 'paying people more to stay home' thehill.com - John Bowden Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday threw cold water on the prospect of extending $600-per-week unemployment benefits for Americans for the …
David Littleproud 'We couldn't get people off the couch': Farm worker shortage looms despite rising unemployment verified_publisherabc.net.au - Kath Sullivan The Federal Government says short-term farm work is impractical for unemployed Australians, so it is seeking international solutions amid COVID-19 …
Unemployment Unemployment money is going to the wrong people in California. Is it fraud? sacbee.com - David Lightman Hundreds of mailings purportedly from the state’s unemployment agency — some with valuable debit cards — are flooding the wrong homes and are …
NPRCoronavirus (COVID-19) 'We Need Help': People At Higher Coronavirus Risk Fear Losing Federal Unemployment verified_publisherNPR - Chris ArnoldMany people with underlying medical conditions are worried about what's going to happen at the end of the month. It's not currently safe for many of them to go back to work. The COVID-19 death rate is...
NBC NewsUnemployment Around 1.2 million people filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week NBC News - By Lucy BaylyAs lawmakers continue to debate on financial assistance for out-of-work Americans, weekly jobless claims top 1 million for the 20th straight week. Just under 1.2 million people filed for unemployment for...
CNBCPersonal Finance Ending the extra $600 federal benefit will harm 'vast majority' of unemployed workers, especially women and people of color verified_publisherCNBC - Alicia Adamczyk Losing the enhanced benefit means millions of households are facing an "income cliff." In fact, their weekly payments will decrease by about …
NBC NewsUnemployment Around 751,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week NBC News - By Lucy BaylyAround 22 million jobs have been lost as a result of the pandemic, with just over 10 million jobs yet to be recovered. Around 751,000 people filed for initial jobless claims last week, a lower total than...
Philadelphia 'We need help': People at higher coronavirus risk fear losing federal unemployment verified_publisherwhyy.org - Chris Arnold Many people with underlying medical conditions are worried about what’s going to happen at the end of the month. It’s not currently safe for many of …
