Shortage of skilled workers: Dehoga gastro association warns of “staff lockdown”
Created: 2022-06-02 05:15
By: Patricia Huber
Whether cooks, waiters or craftsmen: many companies are desperately looking for staff - and the situation is getting worse and worse.
Munich – No matter where you look, workers are being sought almost everywhere.
In almost every supermarket, café or restaurant there is a sign warning of the shortage of staff.
But how serious is the shortage of skilled workers?
And how do restaurants, tourism businesses and crafts deal with it?
Shortage of skilled workers: A lack of temporary workers is causing problems for the hospitality industry
Currently, ten to 15 percent of the jobs are for professionals in the hospitality industry, said Thomas Geppert, state manager of the Bavarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga) to
Merkur.de.
The main problem with the hospitality industry is that it is particularly staff-intensive.
In addition, it is an enormous growth industry that is also heavily dependent on flexible temporary workers - but exactly these are now missing.
"We couldn't keep the temporary workers with the instrument of short-time work.
They just looked for other areas and they only come back there little by little,” explained Geppert.
But right now these helping hands are urgently needed.
Because after the end of the strict Corona rules, festivals and large events are finally possible again.
The Munich Oktoberfest hosts are also feverishly looking for staff.
The shortage of skilled workers also harbors risks for the industry.
"You have to be careful not to end up in a 'staff lockdown'," warned Geppert.
Some companies have already had to reduce their offer.
For example, cancel the lunch menu or introduce another day off.
"It's a big challenge and we have to do everything we can to get the situation under control again," said Geppert.
Locally in Unterhaching: Many companies are currently desperately looking for staff.
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Shortage of skilled workers in the trades with consequences for the energy transition
But not only in the hospitality industry there is a lack of skilled workers.
The craft also struggles for every worker.
According to the Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria, around 21,000 qualified applicants are currently missing in Bavaria.
“The shortage of skilled workers in Bavarian handicrafts cuts across all sectors.
The need is particularly great, for example, in construction, in the food trade and in the plumbing, heating and air conditioning industry," explained Jens Christopher Ulrich, press spokesman for the Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria, when asked about
Merkur.de.
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The shortage of skilled workers in the trades could even have serious consequences for the expansion of renewable energies.
Because without the necessary specialist staff, the energy transition cannot take place in the time frame planned by politicians, Ulrich warns.
"Instead of starting a course of study with no concrete prospects of a job, young people should alternatively be trained in a trade," suggested Ulrich.
In this way, they could even actively contribute to the energy transition instead of just debating it.