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After the last handshake, termination of employment between hotelier and employee is often a goodbye forever. But in times of a shortage of skilled workers, more and more employees are trying to keep in touch and keep the path open for former employees to return. This is called "re-hiring". And that also goes down well with former hotel employees.
Training is most often discontinued when the applicant has not found a place in his or her desired occupation. It is primarily the enjoyment of the occupation that decides, not the money.
The proportion of "ghosts" in the workplace is growing: more than one in 10 jobseekers has already signed an employment contract but then failed to take up the job. 21% now quit again within the first 100 days. That is almost twice as many as five years ago.
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The baby boomer generation is nearing the end of its working life and, as a result, is confronted daily with young employees who have their own ideas about work. Work researcher Jutta Rump advises employers to show understanding but believes the 4-day working week to be fatal.
Bergamo. Once upon a time, the secret of hospitality was Conrad Hilton's motto "location, location, location". In recent times, it has changed to "experience, experience, experience". Now it's employees, employees, employees. They are lacking in numbers and those applying are lacking in job qualifications. Italy's hotel industry faces massive HR challenges. Illegal activities play a big role.
Munich. Operator MHP Hotel Group is breaking new ground in its search for skilled workers. It applies active sourcing methods, identifies potential candidates on LinkedIn and then forwards them to the HR department of the relevant hotel. This makes the hotel group a pioneer in a growing trend. The road to this destination is rocky though.
Vienna. In the strongholds of Alpine tourism, young people - regardless of their field of study - continue to think little of tourism professions. Even tourism students think the worst of their industry. This is shown by an extremely well-founded survey among students in Valais as well as analyses from Austria.
Munich. A new tool aims to measure employee loyalty. A media agency has developed an anonymous survey to be able to create a differentiated index. The pilot project started with 14 conference hotels.
In view of the shortage of skilled workers, it is becoming increasingly important to retain employees. Therefore, it is also important to know about the loyalty and churn tendency of employees.
Vienna. Austria is increasing the approved quota of employees from non-EU countries for the winter season already underway. According to the Austrian Hoteliers Association, the current relatively low number of workers is due to the current mood in the country. It looks enviously at neighbouring Germany on this issue.
