Bad working conditions: alarming location in Austria's security industry

Bad working conditions: alarming location in Austria's security industry

In the security industry of Austria, alarming surveys show with regard to working conditions that heavily strain on employees. According to a comprehensive analysis of the Chamber of Labor (AK) and the VIDA union, systematic grievances are omnipresent. Employees who work up to twelve hours a day are often overloaded and fight with unfair pay slips, where 36 percent of the cases of non -or incorrectly paid overtime is affected. "The industry suffers from strong price pressure, which is passed on to the employees," reported a Vida expert and particularly warned the precarious situation, as many terminations are made in the event of illness. The second sick leave can already be problematic for the employees, and many of them are even abruptly released via WhatsApp, as the AK criticized.

A particularly alarming phenomenon is the high proportion of employees who appear to work despite illness. This shows a current survey, where almost 60 percent of employees endure in their professions despite health restrictions - a maximum value since 2008. It is often the feeling of duty to the colleagues who drives them to work. According to the study, more than 55 percent of the respondents state this responsibility as the main reason for their so -called presentism. In addition, employees who have to go to work sick are exposed to significantly higher stress due to time pressure, which further exacerbates the consequences for their health, as the Austrian working atmosphere index shows, which is raised annually by the Chamber of Labor.

Health effects and future prospects

The health state of the employees who work despite illness worsen significantly. While 80 percent of the workers who report sick, consider their health as "good" or "very good", only 60 percent do this for presenters. The prospects for the future are also alarming: Almost 40 percent of the employees who appear to work due to illness do not believe that they can hold out in their profession until the pension. Another worrying trend can be observed in the home office, where it turned out that 61 percent of the people working there have worked sick-in contrast to only 53 percent of those who do not have the possibility of home office. "If you are sick, you should not work," emphasizes AK President Andreas Stangl and calls for better conditions for all employees.

summarized that both in the security industry as well as in other sectors such as health and retail, pressure on employees increases, which can have long -term devastating consequences for the health and well -being of employees. Persistent reforms and awareness of these topics are urgently necessary to improve working conditions and minimize health risks, as is both krone.at href = "https://ooe.werkerskammer.at/service/presse/immer-mehr-beschafttigte-beit-beit-behn-beit.html"> ooe.abrammer.at report.