Baggage employees tell the NOS that there are shortages. One of them saw several colleagues leave Viggo in recent months and he himself will switch to another employer next month. “Every day I am asked if I can work an extra hour. I would actually work 40 hours a week, but I’m almost over that by default.”
He can no longer combine the flexibility required from staff to work alternating morning, night and evening shifts with his private life. From next month he will start with a competitor of Viggo. That company had to fire him almost six months ago because there was no work.
He will therefore soon return to the same workplace, but under better working conditions. “For example, switching is a solution for me, but not for the sector. Many experienced people have left and they have to offer the new people something to attract and keep them,” he says.
Viggo says in a response that they do indeed work with grid patterns. A spokesperson: “Changing shifts are inherent in the aviation industry. We do not see that this leads to an excessive outflow of employees. Of course we adhere to the Working Hours Act.”
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