At least 560 workers laid off from Trump’s National Doral Resort in Miami

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump National Doral resort in Miami fired its  560 staff, citing notice filings made by the establishment in Florida.
• Most of those affected by the resort’s decision were employees assigned in food and hotel services, as well as those working in the golf course.
• The coronavirus outbreak has devastated the American economy, as evidently shown by nonessential businesses shutting down throughout the country.

At least 560 employees were laid off by The Trump National Doral resort in Miami, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing the notice filed by the business in Florida.

The Journal reports that the resort’s decision has mostly affected employees who were deployed in hotel and food services, and those assigned at its golf course. Those who were also laid off include around 123 servers, 25 cooks, and about 43 housekeepers.

Considered as one of  President Donald Trump’s top properties, The Trump National Doral, was heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic as federal and state government impose stay at home, and social-distancing restrictions to curb the spread of the infection.

Since the health crisis began, the American economy was devastated due to the shutting down of nonessential businesses. The outbreak also led to the loss of millions of jobs in the U.S, while others were confined with work from home arrangements.

Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, one of the most affected was the service industry, and it forced many hotels, restaurants, bars, and clubs to close down temporarily. Some food establishments remained open, though, to cater to delivery and take-outs.

With almost 17 million citizens filing for unemployment for the past three weeks, states continued to struggle and faced an overwhelming number of claims.

This current number of job losses has already surpassed the 15 million workers displaced during the Great Recession from over the past decade.

Projections made by economy experts showed that the numbers would continue to increase, and at that rate, the unemployment percentage will go over more than a quarter with that of the Great Depression.

In a statement made to Politico by Glassdoor Senior Economist, Daniel Zhao, he said that even only with the first month, the coronavirus outbreak would top the situation during the Great Depression.

Zhao added the new norm for unemployment claims will be an early indicator of potential failure considering how long this emergency persists for millions of Americans who were now jobless.

Meanwhile, Trump signed last month the $2.2 trillion economic stimulus aid to workers affected by the closure of companies directly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

National Public Radio (NPR) reported, though, that receiving the package will be difficult as the state agencies’ unemployment filing offices are overawed, and workers can’t get in contact with anyone from their employers to file such claims.

In the last week of March, Trump turned his focus toward the economy, saying that America will re-open soon.  Health authorities, however, warned against the hastily lifting measures that help curb the spread of coronavirus.

Source: AOL