By Brianna Whitney
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PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) – So many companies are currently struggling with staffing shortages and some workers have left their jobs due to vaccination orders. So now we’re starting to see a trend where companies are actually promoting jobs that they “don’t need a vaccine” and that’s happening right here in the Valley.
“It was out of desperation,” said Sameer Trehan, owner of Delta Shipping. Delta Shipping is a shipping company serving 45 of the 50 states with job openings in Phoenix. Trehan said he believed in the science behind the vaccine and was vaccinated, but said a lot of his truckers and those in the industry aren’t, and right now they’re barely surviving. “I have trucks standing empty in different parts of the country for lack of drivers, so it’s a pretty desperate scenario we’re in,” said Trehan. “Maybe I can just stand out in the ad and mention right in the headlines that we don’t need vaccines.”
For other Valley companies, the motivation is different. “We know people quit their jobs and need work, so we want them to know that we can give them the job, we can help them,” said Leslie Newmann, owner of FirstLight Home Care at Goodyear. Newmann works with her daughter, Khylie Beitel, who is the office manager.
With their “no vaccine required” listing, they are aimed at health care workers or nursing staff who have given up their jobs due to vaccination regulations. “Since the announcement that we don’t need the vaccination, we’ve seen an influx of applicants. It was crazy, ”said Gouge. “We probably got one out of three or four caregivers vaccinated.”
They said if a customer requests a vaccinated caregiver it will, but they want their staff to have the opportunity. “As a non-medical home care company, we are not required to require our caregivers to be vaccinated,” said Newmann. “It’s a personal choice.”
As for Trehan, he asks truck drivers who are looking for work. “If there’s a trucker watching, please apply,” he said. Trehan also said part of what creeps into his situation is how much it costs to pay his employees hourly – it’s up about 40% since April alone.
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