OESC director explains who’s eligible to get $1,200 back-to-work incentive in Oklahoma
Up to date: 10:29 AM CDT Could 18, 2023
SHELBY: IT IS 9:11 A.M. GETTING OKLAHOMANS BACK TO WORK. YESTERDAY, GOVERNOR STITT ANNOUNCED THE RETURN TO WORK INCENTIVE PROGRAM WHICH INCENTIVIZES FINDING AOB J INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TO CLAIM UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFS.IT WE KNOW MANY PEOPLE VEHA QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS–SO WE HAVE SHELLEY ZUMWALT–THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OKLAHOMA EMPLOYMENT SECURTY COMMISSION HERE WITH US TODAY. WELCOME TO THE SHOW. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. SHELBY: FIRST–CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO OUR VIEWERS WHICH FEDERAL BENEFITS CREATED DURING THE PANDEMIC WILL BE COMING TO AN END. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY AND I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONFUSION. I VEHA HEARD THE $300 IS FOR THE GIG WORKERS AND SELF-EMPLOYED. FPU ASA PUCE WILL ALL BE ENDING AS O 5/27.HOW MA CURRENTLY SHELBY:, I THINK THE 00$3 BENEFIT IS A BIG ONE. HOW MANY OKLAHOMANS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT STUFF> > WE HAVE ABOUT 90,000 PEOPLE RECEIVING THAT ON TOP OF THEIR WEEKLY BENEFITS. SHELBY: NOW LET’S SWITCTOH THE $1200 INCENTIVE. WHAT ARE THE PARAMETERS FOR SOMEONE TO BEGIN SEEPING THIS INCENTIVIZMONEY? >> IT’S A $1200 INCENTIVE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE ON PEUC OR WHO HAS SIX WEEKS OF PUA CONSECUTEIV EMPLOYMENT WITH ONE EMPLOYER. YOU CANPP ALY FOR THAT ON JUNE 28. SHEL:BY CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE SIX WEEKS TIMELINE? SO THEY HAVE TO WORK THERE FOR SIX WEEKS? CAN YOU ELABORATE ON HOW THAT WI WLLORK? >> IDEALLY, PEOPLE WOULD WORK THERLOE NG TM.ER THE TIMELINE STARTED YESTERDAY ON MAY 17 IN THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO COULD APPLY SIX WEEKS FROM YESTERDAY WOULD BE JUNE 28. CLAIMANTS WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE SIX WEEKS WHETHEITR BE ONE WEEKLY PAYCHECK STUB FOR EACH WEEK OR A MONTHLY PAYCHECK STUB BIWEEKLY. WE ARE WILLING TO TAKE THAT INFORMATION HOWEVER PEOPLE RECEIVE IT FROM THEIR EMPLOYER BUT IT MUST BE SIX CONSECUTIVE WEEKS OF EMPLOYMENT WE ARE OFFERING THAT INCENTIVE STARTING YESTERDAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 4 WHERE THE FEDERAL BENEFITS WOULD HAVE ENDED. SHELBY: TALK TO ME ABOUT THE IDEA BEHIND THIS. WHAT IS THE IDEA BEHIND REMOVING THE PREVISOU PANDEMIC AID AND INSTITUTING TH NISEW INCENTIVE. >> MANY PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THAT WE ARE NOT SEEING PEOPLE RETURNING TO THE FOR GESTURING TO THE — TO THE WORKFORCE T WAY WE THOUGHT. 200,000 PEOPLE ARE WORKERS ELIGIBLE WHO HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO RETURN FOR WHATEVER REAS.ON IT COULD BE UNEMPLOYMENT OR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. IT’S NOT ALL UNEMPLOYMENT BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE 90,000 PEOPLE ON UNEMPLOYMENT SO IT’’ OTHER INDIVIDUALS. WE WANTED TO CREATE AN INCENTIVE SO PEOPLE COULD RETURN TO THE WORK PLACE AND RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR DOING SO. THAT’S WHERE THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THAT PLAN CAME TOGETHER. SHELBY: LET’S TALK ABOUT PEOEPL WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO MAYBE FIND A JOB. ARE THERE PROGRAMS OUT THERE THAT CAN HELP OKLAHOMANS FIND A JOB AND GET BK ACTO WORK? >> ABSOLUTELY, YESTEAYRD INTO DAY, WE WERE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AND WE HAVE OVER 7500 JOBS AVAABILLE AT HER JOB FAIRS. WE ONLY SAW ABOUT 360 PEOEPL SHOW UP YESTERDAY FOR ALL OF THOSE JOBS. THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 4 P.M. WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT WORK FO RCE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT SCOE AS FAR AS FINDING A POSITION OR RETRAINING. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE OF THE METRO AREA AND YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE JOB FAIR, THERE ARE TIOPONS. THERE IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE VEHA EMAILED ME ABOUT AND THAT’S CHILDCARE. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH DHS AND THERISE A 60 DAY FREE CHILDCARE INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE UNEMPYMENTLO CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND WE HAVE INFORMATION ON THAT ON OUR WEBSITE. SHEL:BY WHAT ARE SOMOFE THE BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE NOT ATTENDING THESE JOB FAIRS? >> I’M TNO SURE, THAT’SRS? SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING INTO TO FIGUREUT O HOW WE CAN GET A BETTER RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT EPST MAYBE AS BEING CLOSER TO THE JUNE 26 DEADLINE. I THINK THERE IS MANY DIFFERENT REASONS WHY PEOPLE DIDN’T COME OUT. THE IDEAS TO GET PEOPLE BACK INTO THE WKFORORCE. NOW IS THE TIME TO LOOK FOR THOSE POSITIONS. THE EMPLOYEES HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF THIS MARKET. THERE ARE INCENTIVES FOR DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS TO GO TO AN INTERVIEW. PEOPLE WHO WAIT TO TRY TO LOOK FOR A POSITION, I DON’T THINK ERTHE WILL BE THE SAME MARKET THERE IS NOW. SHEL:BY IT’S THE FIRST 20 THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY. AFTER THE 20,000 SLOTS ARE FILLED, ARE THERE PLANS BEYOND THAT TO CONTINUE OFFERING INCENTIVES LIKE THIS? >> IT’S OFF THE TAB.LE WE WILL HAVE TO SEE. HOPEFULLY,E WWILL BE IN THE POSITION THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WHO APPLY, THEYAN C GET THE INCENTIVE AND THEN WE WILL EVALUATE STEP SHELBY: IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE OUR VIEWERS WITH HIS MORNING? >> I THINK WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THAT. OESC IS HERE TO HELP. THEY THINK OF US IS THE UNEMPLOYMENT AGEYNC BUT WE ALSO HELP WITH E THWORKFORC
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OESC director explains who’s eligible to get $1,200 back-to-work incentive in Oklahoma
Up to date: 10:29 AM CDT Could 18, 2023
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt introduced Monday that the state will finish federal pandemic-related unemployment advantages on June 26, and that the state will provide a $1,200 workforce incentive for individuals who get off unemployment and return to work.Shelly Zumwalt, Government Director of the Oklahoma Employment Safety Fee, joined KOCO 5 This Morning to elucidate who’s eligible to use for the inducement. She mentioned at present in Oklahoma, about 90,000 individuals obtain the extra $300 federal unemployment advantages, which is included within the applications that may finish in June. Watch the video above as Zumwalt discusses the concept behind creating the office incentive.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt introduced Monday that the state will finish federal pandemic-related unemployment advantages on June 26, and that the state will provide a $1,200 workforce incentive for individuals who get off unemployment and return to work.
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Shelly Zumwalt, Government Director of the Oklahoma Employment Safety Fee, joined KOCO 5 This Morning to elucidate who’s eligible to use for the inducement. She mentioned at present in Oklahoma, about 90,000 individuals obtain the extra $300 federal unemployment advantages, which is included within the applications that may finish in June.
Watch the video above as Zumwalt discusses the concept behind creating the office incentive.
