Labor market - The DGB chief counts businesses: End of the raisin season
The DGB chairwoman Susanne Wingertszahn is putting pressure on companies in Rhineland-Palatinate regarding the acquisition of young talent. "Companies make it easy for themselves when they make young people the scapegoat for their personnel problems," said the chairwoman of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in Mainz. "There is no generic 'Generation Z' that can be attributed laziness or lack of resilience."
Meckering won't help
It's the same for schools as it is for business: "You can't bake the young people, you have to work with those who are there, warned the union representative. "Meckering won't help." Many young people have more career choices and know that they are needed. Therefore, employers should make more effort to attract and retain new talent. correspondingly, conditions in crafts and gastronomy should be attractive in terms of work and wages.
Run towards the skilled labor reserve
At the same time, there is also a high number of young people in Rhineland-Palatinate without a vocational diploma. "It cannot be that we complain on the one hand that companies cannot find apprentices, and on the other hand, we have a high number of young people standing there without a vocational diploma," emphasized the DGB chairwoman. "This is a skilled labor reserve that we must tap into. Neglecting this endangers social cohesion."
The time of cherry-picking is over
"The time of cherry-picking is over," said the trade union to the German Press Agency. "Companies with problems in recruiting young talent should also give a chance to those who did not go smoothly in school and youth." For this, instruments like assisted training are also available.
The chairwoman of the German Trade Union Federation in Rhineland-Palatinate referred to the significance of collective bargaining in the job market. In addition to pay, factors such as the number of working days and the design of working hours also increase the attractiveness of a position.
The DGB in Rhineland-Palatinate urges companies to refrain from blaming young people for their personnel issues, as stated by Susanne Wingertszahn, the DGB chairwoman. She emphasized that there isn't a generic 'Generation Z' with inherent laziness or lack of resilience.
Susanne Wingertszahn also highlighted a potential issue, stating that it's not appropriate to complain about a shortage of apprentices while having a high number of young people without vocational qualifications in Rhineland-Palatinate. She views this as a skilled labor reserve that needs to be utilized.
In alignment with her views, Wingertszahn argued that the era of cherry-picking in the labor market is over. She suggested that companies struggling with the recruitment of young talent should also consider providing opportunities to those who may have faced challenges in their academic or early career stages.
