Lower Austria's new labor foundation: a ray of hope for Kika employees!

Lower Austria's new labor foundation: a ray of hope for Kika employees!

In Lower Austria, a new labor foundation is launched to support employees who are affected by the bankruptcy of the Kika/Leiner furniture chain. State Councilor Susanne Rosenkranz (FPÖ) announced this measure during a press conference. The foundation aims to enable the company's around 550 employees of the company to provide targeted placement, further training and qualification. This is done through financial support, which is provided for three years to help those affected to be integrated into the labor market as quickly as possible. According to the rosary, it is particularly important that the employees who got into an uncertain location shortly before Christmas are offered help. As reported by the work foundation according to models similar institutions in the federal countries and Upper Austria structured.

Katja Seitner, the state managing director of the Lower Austrian employee association (NÖAAB), was pleased with the rapid implementation of the required labor foundation. "This makes an important sign that those affected are now being helped quickly and that people are not left alone in the rain," said Seitner. Union and political interest representatives like the SPÖ expect the foundation to have a safe perspective for the employees affected in the future. The state manager of the AMS Lower Austria, Sandra Kern, also emphasized the importance of this measure and emphasized that the foundation represents a significant contribution to the creation of security and future prospects for those affected, such as The Salzburger Nachrichten reported .

The introduction of this labor foundation comes after a clear need, especially since many employees can only be registered with the labor market service (AMS) due to the bankruptcy in the new year. The responsible authorities emphasize that they are continuously working on a suitable solution for the employees affected by the bankruptcy and that the foundation is the best possible answer to the current challenges.