Curious job offensive – location raffles 5 monthly salaries – Salzburg
Because hundreds of workers are still lacking at the beginning of the winter season, an Austrian town is now giving away five monthly salaries.
Although Obertauern in Salzburg’s Pongau does not even have its own municipality and only has 194 regular residents, it is one of the most popular winter sports locations in Austria. In the second Corona winter, however, one struggles with a problem that could put up with the whole season: a lack of workers.
For decades, Austria has relied on low-paid seasonal workers from neighboring countries to the east who are employed under precarious conditions. During Corona they were forced to look for a new job. As a result, many can no longer pursue the seasonal job in ski huts, gourmet restaurants or lifts.
Hundreds are missing
Mario Siedler from the Obertauern Tourist Association is therefore alarmed. In his town alone you need 3,000 seasonal workers, he tells “salzburg.orf.at”. Several hundred forces would still be missing. If you don’t find enough, many inns can only offer overnight stays plus breakfast instead of half board.
Another problem: “When I think of Hungary, then numerous specialists are vaccinated with the Sputnik vaccine, which is not approved in our country. If politics were to react flexibly here, we would be very helpful.” Nun relies on unusual means in the snowiest winter sports resort.
Obertauern Crew Card
The “Obertauern Crew Card”, which is offered to all employees in the Obertauern region, has been around for a long time. In many restaurants and inns you get up to 25 percent discount on all food and drinks or special prices for leisure activities.
A total of 163 jobs are advertised on the company’s own job platform. The offers range from A for washing dishes to B for bartenders, waiters, receptionists, sous chefs, taxi drivers and salespeople.
Five months’ salary
A competition should serve as a further incentive. Who about jobs.obertauern.com Finds a job from at least December 2021 through April 2022, can submit his service contract and win one of five net monthly salaries. The drawing will take place on March 31, 2022 in Obertauern.