Desperate for workers, many local businesses are turning to signing bonuses to try and recruit new employees.

That shortage continues despite the loosening of coronavirus restrictions and clamping down on unemployment benefits.

According to the Maryland Retailers Association, for many employers, this is a labor crisis. Some businesses are curtailing hours to the point of closing a day or two per week.

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The Maryland Retailers Association and others are concerned about the search for work requirements the state will reinstate next month.

The state wants job seekers to show proof of only one contact rather than the three normally mandated — and the proof can be as simple as signing up for a class like resume building.

In a statement, the association said, “Although we understand during COVID that it was concerning for many to make job contacts, we are in a much different place now and believe the full search of work should be reinstated.”



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