📋 Tender Overview
The SPO once again put their demand for a state job program as part of a labor market package for the long-term unemployed on the table . The aim is to create publicly guaranteed and financed permanent employment at the community level for around 40000 long-term unemployed people over 45 years of age. As further measures the Social Democrats demanded sufficient financial security for the skilled worker scholarship and an increase in the number of apprenticeships in inter-company training workshops as well as a qualification allowance for further professional training or re-qualification. However both applications remained in the minority.There are far too many long-term unemployed people denounced Christian Drobits and Josef Muchitsch both SP which is why appropriate employment initiatives based on the Action 20000 model are needed. Dagmar Belakowitsch FP stated that although she was against Aktion 20000 she supported the present applications because of the changed situation on the labor market. Gerald Loacker NEOS on the other hand saw no need for such major campaigns. Because of the positive current situation on the labor market the applications are outdated.Markus Koza Greens was also pleased that the gloomy forecasts for the labor market have not come true. The nonetheless high number of long-term unemployed is to be countered with employment programs as part of the Springboard Action. Michael Hammer VP rejected the measures called for by the SP as artificially created jobs. Labor Minister Martin Kocher was confident that the number of long-term unemployed could be further reduced next year if the economy is good.In a similar notch to the SP the FP with its postponed initiative in the committee for the special promotion of groups worthy of protection or support such as people with health restrictions disabilities over 50 years of age or with a maximum of compulsory schooling. They are demanding an implementation plan from the Labor Minister and the Federal Government with which 100000 unemployed people from these groups can be brought back into employment.
