offered by
Department of Unemployment Assistance
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
related to
WorkShare Program

WorkShare for Workers

When your employer participates in WorkShare, it allows you to keep your job and continue to receive company benefits while working reduced hours.

Instead of laying off workers, WorkShare allows your employer to reduce the number of hours worked by a specific group of employees. While your wages are reduced with WorkShare, you retain health insurance and other employee benefits. The decrease in your wages as a result of your reduced hours is partially offset by unemployment benefits.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

File for an initial WorkShare claim as a worker 

What you need to know

How WorkShare works for workers 
WorkShare eligibility and benefits 

Related Services

Additional Resources

Worker's Guide to WorkShare (PDF 492.3 KB)
Participating in WorkShare for Workers (PDF 660.95 KB)
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