Barriers to Work

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Barriers to Work

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In the last four years, how often has an employee of your business refused any of the following: a raise, a promotion/new job with higher pay, an opportunity to work additional hours, or any other opportunity to earn more income?

Never

Very rarely

Somewhat frequently

Very frequently

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In those instances, which opportunities do employees most often refuse? (select all that apply)

A raise

A promotion/new job with higher pay

Opportunity to work additional hours

Any other opportunity to earn more income

In the last four years, how often has an employee of your business asked to work fewer hours, or to be kept at their current number of hours?

Never

Very rarely

Somewhat frequently

Very frequently

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In the last four years, how often has a potential employee refused a job offer?

Never

Very rarely

Somewhat frequently

Very frequently

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In the instances when an employee or potential employee has refused any of the opportunities listed above, how often do they articulate concern over losing government benefits/assistance as the reason?

Never or very rarely

Somewhat frequently

Very frequently

Don't give a reason or cite a different reason

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Are you/your business aware of something called "benefits cliffs?" This occurs when someone receiving government benefits/assistance earns an increase in income, which then triggers a cut in benefits that exceeds their additional income. This may impact whether current or potential employees accept jobs, raises or promotions by creating a disincentive to earn more for fear of losing benefits.

Yes

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How much of an impact would you say the perception of benefits cliffs among your current or potential workforce impacts their willingness to accept new jobs, promotions, raises or additional hours?

No impact

Some impact

Moderate impact

Significant impact

I don’t know

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Are you willing to share more about your experience trying to fill open jobs?

Yes (enter contact information below)

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(If yes to above) Enter full name below and Sutherland will reach out to you.

Thank you for your time! For questions about this project or to discuss further, please contact Sutherland Vice President of Strategy & Communications Nic Dunn at nic@sifreedom.org.

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