The Austrian lotteries, a daughter of the partial Staatscasinos Austria, are confronted with a job loss. As a spokesperson confirmed, 45 employees were registered for the termination of the early warning system of the Labor Market Service (AMS).
The government’s savings plans, for example in the field of online control, gambling tax and the thus -related administrative cost contribution are the reason for reducing employees.
A social plan must now be developed for the affected ones – according to the report, the maximum of 45 people is around 6 percent of the workforce. Looking for mutual solutions, a spokesperson said. Moreover, a Labor foundation is planned to support the affected.
Casinos expect 60 million euros in extra pollution
The cuts in the lotteries are no coincidence, the bosses of lotteries and casinos had already warned the government negotiators of the ÖVP and SPO in February in February. These would “bring mass cuts on the economy of our company,” said a letter to the politicians at that time. In particular, the casinos expect around 60 million euros annually because of the tax and savings plans of the black-roat-pink government.
Cost reductions at different levels
According to the newspaper, the document speaks of the AMs of expenditures “that will affect our industry”. “We have to continue as we have known,” explains a casinos spokesperson. The cost reduction program is not only at personnel level, but also for material costs and sponsorship. With the personnel reduction, however: “We hope that we have set ourselves so that we can tackle the extra loads”.
Source: Krone
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