Friday, August 15, 2014

Frankfurt airport: staff shortages due to roster: Employees … – ABC Online

Frankfurt airport: staff shortages due to roster: Employees … – ABC Online

Friday, 15.08.2014, 21:16
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In the middle of the peak tourist season struggles of the Frankfurt airport with staff shortages at the bottom. The employees are dissatisfied with the service plans. Employees of Fraport management must with tackle.

The operator Fraport confirmed Friday information the “Frankfurter Rundschau” that in July of sick leave in the ground handling services at above-average 12, 1 percent has increased. A year ago, it had been almost 9 percent.

If the handling of the jets it came because of limited personnel ceiling “few and far between in peak times to situations where we can not deliver the usual quality always”, Fraport said -Arbeitsdirektor Michael Müller, the news agency dpa. “Passengers must then five minutes longer’re waiting for their luggage, which we deeply regret.”



High rate of sick leave due to dissatisfaction with service plans

background of high sick leave is the conflict over the changes in the peak tourist season rosters, Fraport has prevailed before the Labour Court against the council. Contrary to many years of practice, employees should no longer after seven days of work have three or four days off, but shorten the switching between work and leisure.

is the high sickness rate “may also partly due to dissatisfaction with the service plans “Mueller said. It reflects also the increased workload of the individual, said Fraport council leader Claudia Amier.



Employees by Fraport management must unload

It was planned anyway, the end of September to the old regime return, said Fraport Manager Müller. “Whether we go back again next year on the short grid, we want to decide if we have evaluated the opinion survey of our employees.” This run until the end of the month. It is common to find a good solution, Amier.

Currently said also help employees of Fraport’s administration to unload the aircraft and to get ready for departure again. Approximately 160 employees with ground handling experience would have volunteered to do so. “This is more a symbolic action in which then come together at the 500 layers, which corresponds approximately to the annual output of two and a half employees. Of an emergency plan can be no question, “Müller said. In summer, the biggest German airport regularly experiences peak days with more than 200 000 passengers.



Besides Fraport only Acciona in Frankfurt act

Verdi-Secretary Uwe Schramm lamented the continued pricing pressure from the airlines on the ground services and their employees. It was able to prevent in 2009 only with the concession lower salaries for new hires and the use of temporary workers Fraport own the complete outsourcing of business. Apart from Fraport’s Frankfurt nor private handlers Acciona of Spain operates. The EU wants to impose against the resistance of airports and unions other competitors at the airports

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