Caretaker Albert Vigl from Merano has been on wage compensation since March due to the corona. The money only flows in droplets. One of many examples.
by Karin Gamper
A case from Merano shows how desolate the situation is for many employees at the moment.
Albert Vigl is the caretaker at the KIMM clubhouse in Untermais. The 52-year-old has been on wage compensation since March 16 because of Corona. But the money only flows in droplets. “I received 1,800 euros in July and 1,600 euros in November,” Vigl says. Too little to find a way to get along with and pay the rent and ancillary costs. “I am currently living on my savings and have already had to make two down payments on my severance payments,” says Vigl. He adds: “I can count myself lucky that I don’t have to feed any children”, says the Merano, who knows: “Like me, umpteen other South Tyroleans are doing in wage compensation. Anyone who has a family struggles with great financial difficulties ”. The situation is, according to Vigl, difficult to oversee for ordinary consumers.
He says: “When the Corona began, I was transferred to pay compensation. Then no money came from the INPS and it was said that the country would step in. Then it was said again that the state had concluded a convention with three South Tyrolean banks and that they would advance the wage adjustment up to 1,400 euros per month. That turned out to be a failure. At least that wasn’t possible with my bank. She said she could only advance smaller amounts such as 200 or 300 euros, each time an internal bank commission would decide. “
The Meraner is angry: “We have been promised several times that no one will be left out in the rain and that the funds will be paid out unbureaucratically.” He is also annoyed that the payment of the 600 euro subsidy for the farmers apparently went more smoothly. “I don’t understand what lost work and money this professional group had,” asks Albert Vigl.
The most unpleasant thing, according to the caretaker, is that he doesn’t know when and how much money he can expect. “That makes daily life planning more difficult,” he reports. Merano does not want to borrow money: “I am not in debt in the wage adjustment. Why do I have to take a loan and pay interest? “
The outlook is not bright either. “The club houses were among the first to close and will be the last to open again.” Looking for a new job is not an option for him at least at the moment: “I enjoy being here at KIMM, and besides, it is currently difficult to find a job”.
So for Albert Vigl and many others it is important to keep going.
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