Job cuts in Vienna: Vamed Engineering plans radical cuts!

Job cuts in Vienna: Vamed Engineering plans radical cuts!

VAMED Engineering in Vienna faces a difficult phase because the company plans to reduce 80 jobs. This drastic step takes place after the takeover by the German Worldwide Hospitals Group (WWH). HR reduction is to reduce the number of employees from currently 112 to only 32. According to vienna.at

The international project business of VAMED Engineering, which specializes in planning and building health facilities in Africa and Latin America, was sold to the WWH in April 2025. The uncertainty about the future of the company is increasing, after it was originally planned to continue Vamed Engineering under the well -known brand name. However, after the announced job cuts, there are considerable doubts.

restructuring of the VAMED group

VAMED Engineering is part of the VAMED group, which is currently in a comprehensive restructuring. This includes the partial sales negotiations of the VAMED rehabilitation clinics, which were sold to the French financial investor PAI Partners in autumn 2024. The hospital service business was incorporated into the parent company Fresenius. In addition, a consortium of construction companies Strabag and Porr is planning to take over the core business of Vamed, but this takeover is still subject to approval by the European competitive keepers.

The core areas that are to be adopted include therapeutic institutions in Austria and the technical management of the General Hospital Vienna (AKH Vienna). Already in July 2024, 40 positions were dismantled in the international project business, which illustrates the precarious situation of the company.

labor market in change

The situation of VAMED Engineering is not isolated, but part of a larger trend on the job market. A current report by Zeit.de examines that many companies, including Thyssenkrupp, Schaeffler, Continental and Ford, take similar measures. The causes lie in the economic flaut and a continued lack of order.

The IFO Institute has determined a decline in the employment barometer in November 2024, which has reached the lowest level since 2020. Industrial companies are particularly affected, which are increasingly considering short -time work and discussing job cuts. Currently, 17.8 percent of the industrial companies surveyed are relating to short -time work, and 28 percent expect further measures for the coming months.

These developments mean that the number of jobs also stagnates in the service sector and in the construction industry. The planned job cuts in the trade industry further increase the already tense situation, which endangers the professional future of many people.