Gastronomy in Eastern Styria shows with unusual job advertisements how problematic the current search for the right staff can be.
HARTBERG-FURSTENFELD. The current situation leaves even established catering establishments speechless. The reason is currently very major staff shortage in gastronomy, which since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the Oststeiermark reigns. Noisy Labor market services were missing in April throughout Austria 15,555 peoplewhich is about twice as many as four years ago.
Generous Bonuses
In order to get the right staff, you have to pay well in excess of the usual wages. Even that is often not enough to find a candidate. One Buffet worker or kitchen help becomes a Net salary of 2,000 eurosone four days week and a free apartment required. Some companies have already had to introduce closing days or shorten their opening hours due to the lack of alternatives.
battle for staff
Gerry Herzog: “I’ve been since 35 years restaurateur, but I have never experienced anything like this. Think vacancy is already since a year at the AMS, and without success. I am now forced to offer above-average services in order to stand out from the crowd.”
“The situation will continue to worsen, I’m quite sure of that. Other restaurateurs in Fürstenfeld are also looking for staff and cannot find any reinforcements. I was even poached an applicant after three weeks. This precarious situation means that I have to close several days a week in the high season in order to keep the business going,” explains Herzog.
Spa Resort Styria thinks “outside the box”
HR developer at the Spa Resort Styria and freelance personnel management consultant with a focus on the hotel and catering industry Vivien shoulder:
“As a personnel developer at the Spa Resort Styria, I can confirm that we do feel nothing from the ‘skills shortage’. We are constantly receiving applications and are currently in the fortunate position of being able to fill our talent pool.”
Vivienpaul continued: “A decent one salarydiverse working time models and honest Appreciation are, in my opinion, a basic requirement anyway. the Benefits are the topping! In the Spa Resort Styria there is also mental training for the employees. We make sure that you are doing well, after all you spend a large part of your time with us and spoil our guests!”
–“We also think ‘outside the box’ and sit down motivated career changers. I give lectures at various educational institutions on the subject ‘Prejudices vs. advantages in #tourismjobs’ and so the Spa Resort Styria was able to win 6 career changers for the hotel industry in the last few months. A people-friendly and appreciative basis between employees and catering establishments is so important! And if this is the case, then there are good bartenders, cleaners, cooks and hotel staff!”, explained the personnel developer.
Of the Hotel manager Christian Altenhain of the Spa Resort Styria answered the question: “How well is business doing now after the pandemic?” as follows:
“We are not yet in ‘calmer waters’ in the hotel and hospitality industry, even after the various corona waves Guests are unsettled and Reserve currently extremely short term. Of the July develops as first month this year positive again, but in general it is noticeable that many people are currently feeling the urge to fly south again. We are currently hoping for the second half of the year that that Model ‘holiday at home’ ignites again and we can build on the successful fall of 2021.”
–Homemade Crisis
Die Chamber of Labour refers to the current problem on the working conditions: She sees low wages and salaries, one low job satisfactionmany violations of that Employment Law and the bad compatibility of work and private life in the catering and hotel industry as the main reasons for the lack of staff.
According to AK currently want more than 22 percent of employees in this area complete change of occupationthese are almost twice as many as in other professions (12.7 percent).
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