There is a torturous shortage of people, and Budapest is also waiting for rural ex-Tungsramos
Employees in Budapest are in the “best” position, as districts outside the Budapest Municipality are also easily accessible.
“Hiring the laid-off Tungsram workers would not incur any significant additional costs for the Metropolitan Municipality, and in some cases would even lead to savings, as we are compensating for the current company’s shortage with overtime,” said Deputy Mayor Kiss Ambrus to Népszava. As reported, the Metropolitan Municipality offered a thousand jobs to the workers of the light bulb factory on Tuesday, after the company announced that it would lay off 1,600 workers from its five domestic factories, mainly involved in the production of conventional light bulbs, by the end of the year. Only 400 people are sent from the factory in Újpest. Employees in Budapest are in the “best” position, as districts outside the Budapest Municipality are also easily accessible.
There is a constant shortage of labor at the municipal companies in Budapest, so BKV can immediately hire 200 tram drivers and bus drivers, technicians and maintenance staff, but FKF is also waiting for workers in public cleaning and electrician jobs, among other things. Budapest’s public utilities could employ 390 people, while the spas, which were previously forced to rationalize due to the epidemic, would hire 85 people for non-seasonal work, but there are also vacancies at waterworks. Pleasure companies undertake retraining.
According to Kiss Ambrus, the business plans of the companies in the capital would not be upset if all the ex-tungsramos in the capital were located with them. Moreover, the deputy mayor said, it is able to receive hundreds of workers from the countryside. However, despite all their attempts, the chances are slim. “In the capital’s companies, fluctuations are continuous due to the work schedule and the market,” Kiss said, adding that this year’s 15 percent wage increase is already having an impact and seems to have managed to stop emigration.
“We actually offered a package, only part of it is a series of job offers,” the deputy mayor added. In addition, they would be assisted by a full range of labor market services, including career guidance, personalized job search, CV assistance and job interview preparation, regardless of where the worker is located.