Fight for specialists: Tourism industry demands abolition of the tip of the tip!

Fight for specialists: Tourism industry demands abolition of the tip of the tip!

Niederösterreich, Österreich - The tourism sector in Austria and Germany is currently faced with a serious shortage of skilled workers. According to Krone, around 20,000 specialists are missing in the Austrian tourism sector. This goes hand in hand with a wide lawsuit from the economy, especially from the Chamber of Commerce, about the existing submission to tips. Two governors, Johanna Mikl-Leitner from Lower Austria and Hans Peter Doskozil from Burgenland, demand the deletion of this tax. Mikl-Leitner argues that tips should be tax and tax-free as a form of performance fee.

The tax regulation records all federal states, with seven flat rates they have defined. Styria and Salzburg form an exception, which can lead to higher taxation. Mario Pulker, a spokesman for the host, describes the delivery as a "bureaucratic monster" and calls for their abolition. Mikl-Leitner sees the deletion as a necessary first step to relieve the tax and tax load in the industry.

specialist shortage in the hospitality industry

The situation is tightened by a current study by the competence center protection of skilled workers of the German Economy (IW) institute, which documents a continuing shortage of skilled workers in hotels, restaurants and restaurants. There are almost 44,000 vacancies in Germany, while only a good 29,000 correspondingly qualified unemployed are available. The hotel industry is particularly affected, where 42.8% of the vacancies cannot be filled; In the catering trade, this value is 40.1%. The largest gap is in cooks and chefs, for which a deficiency of 7,555 specialists is recorded, as reported.

The increase in skilled workers is attributed to the reduced range of unemployed. During Corona pandemic, many employees left the industry, and fewer people from other sectors change the hospitality. It has also been difficult for years to fill apprenticeships in the industry.

challenges for the tourism industry

The challenges for the tourism industry are still present after corona pandemic. A hearing from the committee for tourism on May 10, 2023 made it clear that, although Germany tourism has recovered faster than expected, 20% fewer travelers are still listed than in 2019. Norbert Kunz from the German Tourism Association noted that the framework conditions are difficult for a restart. In particular, the effects of the Ukraine War, the shortage of labor as well as increasing costs through inflation and falling real household income are significant hurdles, as highlighted in a report by the Bundestag.

Although 60% of companies are actively looking for employees, the industry continues to experience high costs caused by the failures of airlines or trains. These expensive framework conditions significantly impose the adaptation and further upswing from the tourism sector. The need to make working conditions in the service sector more attractive is emphasized by Doskozil and others to win future specialists.

Overall, it remains to be seen how the industry will react to the challenges and whether the desired reforms, such as the cancellation of the tip of the tip, can actually be implemented in order to regain specialists and increase the attractiveness of the sector.