A Shared Work Agreement requires more than filing the application. Once implemented, you will be required to adhere to the terms of the agreement.

• You must certify on your application that the hire date of each participating employee was at least one year prior to the date that the application is submitted to DEED
• You must certify on your application that the normal weekly hours of work of all proposed participating employees was full-time but will be reduced to prevent layoffs
• You must provide the name and Social Security Number of each participating employee
• The application must be signed by an authorized individual. The individual signing for a private company must be listed as an owner on the UI employer account. Applications with an unauthorized signature will be returned
• Once an agreement is in effect, you cannot add participants
• You will not hire new employees to perform the duties of any participating employee during any period when hours are reduced for any participating employee
• You may have uniform shutdowns for no more than two weeks during the agreement
• If you lay off any plan participant due to lack of work, the agreement will immediately end, and you will not be eligible for a new agreement for 60 days
• If you choose to end the agreement before the agreed-upon end date, you will not be eligible for a new agreement for 60 days
• If you choose to end the agreement before the agreed-upon end date, you must send written notification to DEED and to each participating employee

Minn. Law - Chapter 27, Shared Work Program (2009)
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