Health and Education: How Staff Shortages Harm Germans
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|One in two service workers reports a staff shortage – most notably in areas such as hospitals, daycare centers, and call centers. Patients, families, and customers are feeling the impact.
As far as the labor market is concerned, the struggle for personnel has recently been less of a focus. In August, more than three million people were looking for a job, the highest number in 15 years . Former flagship industries such as the automotive and chemical industries are cutting jobs. At the same time, however, there are sectors experiencing a shortage of employees. Sometimes even to an extreme degree: 48 percent of service workers report a severe staff shortage in their sector, according to a survey by the Verdi trade union, which was obtained by the Süddeutsche Zeitung .
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