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“The situation on the labor market is dire. We are prepared, we can cushion the effects with our measures,” Aschbacher said at a joint press conference with Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) in Vienna. Most of the people who work part-time are in the hotel and catering industry, as well as in commerce and the manufacture of goods, the Minister of Labor said. So far, the Public Employment Service (AMS) has disbursed around 5,200 million euros for reduced hours and has approved 8,200 million.
Equipped for a wave of bankruptcies
With regard to an impending wave of insolvencies, Austria is “prepared for various scenarios for the next few years,” Aschbacher said. Insolvency compensation fund payments of 152.6 million euros are expected for 2021 and 213.1 million euros for 2022. This contrasts with the more than 800 million euros currently in the insolvency compensation fund.
The union calls for an increase in unemployment benefits
The union continues to insist on an increase in unemployment benefits due to the crown crisis. “We continue to demand an increase in unemployment benefits at a net replacement rate of 70 percent,” ÖGB Senior Secretary Ingrid Reischl said in a broadcast on Tuesday. Furthermore, the federal government’s turquoise green education and training offensive is useless “if new jobs are not created at the same time.
Corona labor offensive with a focus on ecology
The Corona labor offensive, which began in October and is worth € 700 million, which includes training and further training for more than 100,000 unemployed, also has an ecological focus. Under current AMS plans, around 3,200 people should be trained in the areas of environment, wood, and agriculture and forestry, and 17,400 people should be trained in the area of electronics / digital technology. Among other things, there are training courses in the field of photovoltaics, electric mobility or the design of gardens and green spaces, said the Minister of Labor.
Environment Minister Gewessler expects a sharp increase in “green jobs” thanks to the efforts of the public sector and companies. “Climate protection will create and secure hundreds of thousands of jobs in the coming years,” Gewessler said Tuesday. You need numerous photovoltaic installers, wind turbine technicians, and electricians, among other things. The Environment Minister also called on women to train in these promising industries. “They are jobs with security and a future.”
(Those: APA)
