The fact that the number of applications is manageable up to now has nothing to do with the fact that no one is sent on short-time work, one has simply learned from the previous year and the processing of applications is more routine, emphasizes the Salzburg AMS boss Jaqueline Beyer: ” It is now much more structured and better set up and we can then also support operations much better. “

Mainly affected: tourism and trade

The main sectors affected, which send their employees on short-time work, are now tourism and trade again, says Bayer. Now it is important to find the right short-time working models for the companies: “We are in close contact with all tax advisors from all over the state who advise their clients to think about exactly which form of short-time work is requested. Because in the past, draws were made, which were then returned. “

Labor Minister Martin Kocher of the ÖVP expects 350 to 400,000 short-time working applications across Austria – that would be roughly in the range of the previous year.