Manufacturers, others rush to CT's Shared Work Program amid pandemic disruptions
Like many Connecticut aerospace companies, Middletown-based Pegasus Manufacturing Corp. endured significant headwinds during the COVID-19 pandemic, as air travel curtailed significantly. In fact, Pegasus Human Resources Manager Francine Beaulieu said the company could have easily been forced to lay off a substantial number of its 92 employees, had it not made use of the state’s Shared Work Program, which offers an alternative to job cuts by allowing struggling employers to temporarily reduce worker hours and supplement lost wages with the help of partial unemployment benefits.
Source: hartfordbusiness.com