Working part-time (2 days/week) after full-time training - still need work search for EDD?

Yes, you still need to do work search activities even with part-time work. Since you're working less than full-time, EDD considers you underemployed and eligible for partial benefits. For your certification, you'll need to report your hours worked and gross earnings (before taxes) for each week. EDD will use a formula to reduce your weekly benefit amount based on what you earn. For example, you can earn up to $25 or 25% of your weekly benefit (whichever is higher) without any reduction. After that, they subtract dollar-for-dollar from your weekly benefit. And yes, report that full-time training week accurately - you probably won't get benefits for that week since you worked 40 hours, but you need to be honest about it.

i was in the same boat last year!!!! my job only gave me like 10-15 hours most weeks and i still got partial unemployment. just make sure u report EXACTLY what u earn each week or they'll hit u with an overpayment later (happened to my roomate

EDD DOESN'T CARE that you have a job if it's part-time!!! You absolutely MUST do the work search requirements or they will disqualify you!!! I learned this the hard way when they cut off my benefits for 3 weeks because I thought having a part-time job meant I didn't need to look for work. WRONG!!!

To directly answer your questions: 1. Yes, you must continue work search activities while working part-time. For each week you certify, you need to complete work search activities if you're working less than full-time hours. 2. EDD uses this formula: Take your weekly benefit amount (WBA), subtract 25% of your WBA (this is your earnings disregard), then subtract your gross earnings for the week. If there's money left, that's your partial benefit. Example: If your WBA is $450, your earnings disregard is $112.50. If you earn $300 in a week, your calculation would be: $450 - ($300 - $112.50) = $450 - $187.50 = $262.50 partial benefit 3. Yes, report the training week accurately with all hours and wages. You'll likely get zero benefits for that full-time week, but continue certifying. When certifying, be very precise about hours and earnings for each week. The system will calculate your partial benefits automatically.

If you're struggling to contact EDD to confirm how your specific situation should be handled, I recently discovered a service called Claimyr that helped me get through to an EDD representative in about 20 minutes when I had a similar issue with part-time work. I was calling for days with no luck before trying it. They have a video showing how it works at https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10?si=TSwYbu_GOwYzt9km and their website is claimyr.com. The rep I spoke with explained exactly how to handle certification with variable hours, which gave me peace of mind.

whats ur WBA? cuz depending on how much u make on those 2 days u might not get anything anyways. my BF only got like $50 in ui when he worked 3 days

I'm also wondering about something similar... I started as an independent contractor last month but the hours are totally inconsistent. Sometimes I work 30 hours a week and other times just 5-10. I'm still certifying but have NO IDEA if I'm doing it right. Do I need to do work search in weeks where I get more hours?

btw dont forget u can count job interviews and even checking job listings as work search activities... u dont have 2 apply to jobs every single time