Unpaid overtime, twelve-hour services, dismissal in sick leave-the security industry is poor in Austria. A study by the Chamber of Labor (AK) and the Vida Union come to a sobering result. Your analysis confirms some “systematic grievances”.
“The employees in the security sector do not find safe and reliable working conditions,” criticizes Chamber of Labor (AK) and Vida.
The industry must struggle with a strong price war that is passed on to employees – in the form of long services, short -term application planning, difficult working conditions and savings in training and personnel planning.
For example, guards have a maximum of five days in a row. This is “very risky,” said Vida expert Gernot Kopp.
The wage account is usually unfair
And even with the payroll, everything is not always fair: “In 36 percent of the cases, overtime was not paid or not paid correctly. This varied from small differences to extreme examples, in which 300 overtime hours including surcharges were darkened, “the employee representatives are stunned.
Termination in the second sick leave
Sick leave can have serious consequences in the security sector. “Dealing with sick employees leaves something to be desired and a clear pattern: the second sick leave in an employment relationship can become a problem for employees, many are terminated – often very informal about WhatsApp,” Ak and Vida complain.
Conflicts are often resolved outside the court
The market of G4S, Securitas, Siwacht and Öwd is dominated. They formed more than half of the market, with all four companies a family council. As a result, labor law conflicts would often be resolved outside the court.
Nevertheless, from January 2023 to November 2024, AK Vienna carried out around 700 consultations with people from the industry. “Given the relatively small industry, this is a remarkable number of cases. In particular, because only a part of the injustice that is affected by injustice is becoming increasingly higher until the AK and the number of non -reported cases, ”the Chamber of Labor.
More than a third without Austrian citizenship
About 12,700 employees work on the waiting industry every year. If employees are expected for certain occasions in the short term, the number of up to 16,000 increases. “The share of women is 40 percent nationwide. More than a third of the employees in Vienna have no Austrian citizenship, “AK and Vida Ink.
Source: Krone
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