It is an unusual measure intended to quickly eliminate production backlogs caused by the lack of electronic components. Automation specialist B&R is looking for hundreds of employees in Eggelsberg (Upper Austria). They are lured with a two-day work week limited to one year of full pay.
The lack of electronic parts also affected B&R enormously – so much so that a reduction in working hours was even necessary. That is no longer the case. The supply chains are relaxed, the order books are full, overflowing. “None of my customers are talking about a recession,” emphasizes Managing Director Jörn Theis, who is now taking an unusual measure.
Work 20 hours and accumulate for a full time job
From February, the automation specialist in Eggelsberg will also work on weekends – although the existing 1,500 production employees do not have to work for this. “We are looking for an extra team for this”, emphasizes Theis. Hundreds of workers are lured into a two-day, 20-hour workweek with pay.
For a year, the extra employees are only allowed to work on these two days, after which they have the chance to be employed by the permanent workforce.
Condition: On weekends there are day and night shifts, which alternate each week – working only during the day or only at night is not possible. “It’s important to me that there’s no cherry picking,” says Theis.
Source: Krone
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