![]() Ramlow said the owner of a distribution center in Akron increased his entry-level rate to $11 in July, “which was a big deal back then, and he also became a second-chance employer." The employer then upped the pay to $11.50 in September, $13 in March, $14 in May and $15 in June. Job recruiters say the silver lining in this pandemic-induced labor shortage is that employers are raising wages and considering applicants with non-violent criminal records. Workers "can name their price and be extremely choosy in selecting what they want. Tia Ramlow, president of GreatWork Employment talks about the lack of workers for the job available on Wednesday June 9, 2021. “Hopefully, that gets the workforce in gear,” said Nowakowski. And we would anticipate, or at least hope, that these things turnaround here with the additional unemployment money getting cut back,” he said. “Unfortunately, we’ve been in this slump, for lack of (a) better word, for at least the past year. Nowakowski estimates the staffing agency’s five regional locations are serving 300 job seekers, as opposed to 600 before the pandemic. “Every associate we work with, we’re fortunate to have them, because we’re all vying for the same labor pool,” said Lenny Nowakowski, who manages the Akron branch of Safe Staffing of Ohio. One staffing agency said it recently had 13 clients sign job offers but only two showed up to work.Įmployers and staffing agencies now find themselves at the mercy of workers who are demanding some of the best jobs and pay they’ve ever had. On the Wednesday morning that Dixon decided to accept his new job, three other people with appointments never showed. But the agency still is only getting about 25% of the job seekers it had before the pandemic, President Tia Ramlow said. With seven offices in Northeast Ohio, GreatWork! Employment Services is seeing more and more walk-ins every day. Marwan Lahham owner of the Aladdin's Eatery in Highland Square talks about staffing issues and getting workers outside of his restaurant in Akron on Wednesday June 9, 2021. The business owners say some unemployed people want the applications, not the jobs, so the state doesn't cut off their unemployment assistance. They must be filled out and returned on the spot. ![]() Lahham and Trecaso, like other employers and several staffing agencies, no longer let people take job applications home. "I didn't want to overwork my people and burn them out," said Lahham, who has servers regularly pulling doubles and filling in as shift managers. The restaurant closed on Monday, for a time, and is operating shorter hours. "It's crazy," said Marwan Lahham, who owns the Aladdin's Eatery across the alley. Trecaso said he prays some days for rain because his family, including two daughters who help out working their full-time jobs, are getting burnt out with just the patio open. ![]() With the state health orders gone this month, booths inside remain spun around to let customers know the dining room is still closed because they can't find workers to wait tables. Michael Trecaso and his son, Michael Trecaso II talks about the labor issues they face at Michael TrecasoÕs Mary Coyle in Highland Square in Akron on Wednesday June 9, 2021. "None of these light switches have been going on anytime they change something," said Michael Trecasso, who own's Trecaso's Mary Coyle restaurant and ice cream shop, a landmark in Highland Square for 84 years. ![]() Many restaurants and shops are now responding to a labor shortage by cutting hours or closing dining rooms - even as business picks up and state health orders have been lifted. But it’s still not enough to fix a job market that, in many ways, isn’t working. Jobs that paid $10 or $11 an hour last year are paying $14 or $15 today. Wages for all industries in Ohio jumped 12.5% last year, climbing five times faster than they did the year before.Įmployers and staffing agencies say wages are going up even faster in 2021. Bureau of Labor Statistics' current tracking began in 2000, there has never been more job openings in America. Dixson, was the only one of four scheduled appointments to show up at the agency. Roger Dixon, 33 listens to Bradley Zimmerman, staffing supervisor at GreatWork Employment as get gets ready to fill out paper work for a job in Akron on Wednesday June 9, 2021. ![]()
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