Check-in queues, delays and canceled flights: In the middle of summer, flying has become a test of patience. The state now wants to quickly enable the industry to recruit staff.
As a remedy for the acute staff shortages at German airports, the federal government wants to facilitate the short-term assignment of foreign employees.
“We make it possible for companies to use helpers from abroad, especially from Turkey,” said Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) on Wednesday in Berlin after coordinated government proposals.
A lack of employees, for example in baggage handling or at security checks, led to sometimes chaotic conditions at airports at the start of the main travel season. Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) said that this was “a problem that we have across Europe”. Specialists in private companies have migrated during the corona pandemic.
Social dumping should be prevented
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) said that according to the industry, there are several thousand workers who are currently not needed at airports in Turkey. They would have to be hired by the companies themselves. For employment in Germany, the state should quickly and temporarily create conditions with entry and residence permits and work permits.
Heil made it clear that conditions should apply to rule out social dumping. For example, it is not permitted to employ temporary staff. You also have to pay according to the tariff, and good accommodation is also specified. Faeser emphasized that there are no compromises when it comes to safety and reliability requirements.
Source: Stern
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