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There was no turn
Harju Elekter, one of the largest companies in Panevėžys, lost twenty employees during the pandemic. Tomas Prūsas, the director of the company, says that the change in working hours has led to this situation.
“Protecting COVID-19 and trying to divide the flow of workers, we introduced shift work in the fall, something we have never done before. Before, we worked one full-time shift and now, two, ”says T. Prūsas.
Due to the change in working hours, according to him, a platoon of employees decided to resign. The afternoon shift proved too inconvenient for those with families and young children. The company has not yet recruited new employees through the Employment Service or other employment agencies. According to the director, specialists with such qualifications would not accept it.
The company created the academy, and a hired electrical engineering professor teaches the newcomers specific jobs. Until now, the plant has been forced to operate at reduced capacity.
“We are working to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. There were already several illnesses in the company, the infections came from elsewhere: private vacations. The patients were isolated, they got sick easily. Fortunately, the disease does not spread within the company “said T. Prūsas.
The company currently has 227 employees. Harju Elekter, which has lost part of its employees, does not slow down the construction of a new plant on the outskirts of Panevėžys. The Estonian electrical equipment manufacturer plans to invest up to LTL 6 million in the development of the Panevėžys plant. euros. Construction works are scheduled to be completed in March 2021. The company’s office and production area will almost double, from 8.8 thousand. up to 16.8 thousand. kv. meters and the number of employees up to 350.
Parents were scared
During the staff, the pandemic also broke out in the Metalistas LT company. During its first wave, two retired workers with health problems immediately left the company.
“It just came to us then. We were unable to persuade them, however we tried to ensure safe working conditions. We were among the first to start measuring the temperature of the people arriving at the factory in March, we demanded to wear masks, we used disinfectants. Then everyone made fun of us and it soon became something common for everyone ”, says Mantas Gudas, president of the board of directors of Grupo Metalistas and president of the Regional Association of Industrialists of Panevėžys.
The first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed at the company last week. The rampant coronavir had the greatest impact on Metalisto’s orders. According to Gudo, they are waving along with the pandemic: They peaked during the peak and then doubled.
“It is an extraordinary year, not even our grandparents remember it. It is difficult to predict the work, the orders were standing, I was dancing ”, admits M. Gudas.
However, according to him, the pandemic did not affect the largest companies in Panevysžys as small ones, and hotels, cafes and the tourism sector were the most affected.
Unemployment is increasing
In October, the Employment Service received seven notices of massive layoffs in the country. So far these extremes have overtaken Panevėžys. However, unemployment in the capital Aukštaitija continues to rise. According to the data from the Employment Service, on November 1 this year, 7,700 unemployed were registered in Panev unempložys, which is more than a month in 2017.
Registered unemployment reached 15 percent earlier this month. of the total working-age population. Among the unemployed, mostly residents of Panevėžys between 30 and 49 years old. They constitute up to 36 percent. unemployed. Unemployed aged 50 or over: 35% and young people under 29: 29%. Among Panevėžys job seekers, 52% are women and 48% are men.
Most of the unemployed worked with loaders, salespeople, taxi and truck drivers, cleaners, unskilled builders, painters and related workers before knocking on the doors of the Employment Service. Unemployment in the Panevėžys district reached 15.7 percent on November 1.
3,444 district residents are looking for work, 157 more than on October 1. The area is dominated by job seekers over the age of 50. individuals: make up 40 percent. Unlike the city, here, even a little, there are more unemployed men than women. Up to 37 percent. The unemployed in the Panevėžys district have not acquired any profession.
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