This paper outlines a proposal for a system of work sharing that would give employers an incentive to maintain workers … that work sharing would require no new government bureaucracy. In fact, 21 states (including California and New York … structure already exists to support work sharing, although there would have to be changes to make the system more user friendly …

time, facilitate the adjustment of average hours per worker in lieu of layoffs. Building on earlier work, we compare the … generally similar in the two countries. Short-time work makes a very important contribution to short-run hours adjustment in …