Sanatorium workers are laid off in Druskininkai and Birštonas

Eglė Sanatorium was the first to notify the Employment Service of the planned dismissal of the group’s employees. 185 employees were warned, including 178 in Druskininkai and 7 in Birštonas.

The coronavirus pandemic has been reported to have contributed to a decreased need for sanitarium and rehabilitation services and, as a result, to a reduction in the number of clients, job functions performed by employees are redundant. Most of the jobs will be lost by maids – 31, auxiliary workers – 15, waiters – 11, cleaning operators – 10, health promotion specialists – 9, as well as cooks, massage therapists, laundry operators, educators, various registrars, general practice nurses, pastry chefs, electricians, drivers – tractor drivers, etc. Eglė has a total of 599 employees.

The report was also sent by “Birštonas forrinis”, which offers accommodation, wellness procedures, conference organization and catering services. The company reported the planned dismissal of the group’s employees – it warned 41 employees: 11 waiters, 9 support workers, 8 maids, 6 laundry operators, bartender, driver, chef, leisure project manager, on-call receptionist, gardener, bartender-waiter.

According to data from the Employment Service, in November the spas of Druskininkai and Birštonas were among the municipalities where registered unemployment increased the most during the month, by 1.4 percent respectively. and 1.2 percent. point.

December 1 2 thousand were registered in Druskininkai. registered job seekers accounted for 17.7%. of the total working-age population. In November, the most applied: 33 percent. (81 people) were self-employed, returned from abroad, or did not work at all, 12.6 percent (31) – from the accommodation and catering sector, 11.7 percent. (29) – wholesale and retail trade, 11.3%. (28) – of human health and social work activities.

By profession, most of the new clients were waiters, cleaners of offices, hotels and other establishments, maids and helpers, shop assistants, bartenders, unskilled agricultural workers.

In Birštonas, 280 people of working age are looking for work, accounting for 11.8 per cent. The highest number of requests were made by freelancers from real estate operations, accommodation and catering activities, wholesale and retail trade during the month.

Registered waiters, office, hotel and other office cleaners, maids and assistants, hotel registrars, secretaries performing general duties, unskilled building construction workers, store salesmen.

According to the data, in November 21 job seekers were registered who worked in the Druskininkai sanatoriums as cleaners, housewives and helpers. In Birštonas: 17 cleaners, maids and helpers, hotel registrars and waiters.