LAB meeting, Austria
In the first LAB-meeting we discussed the role that young migrants from EU8-countries (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia) play on the Austrian labour market. In particular, employers in industries that face a shortage of (skilled) labour are interested in hiring young people from EU8 countries, e.g. in the IT/high-tech, tourism and care sectors. In the near future, Austrian companies will have to implement effective recruitment strategies due to increasing skilled labour shortage in many industries. Labour market intermediaries increasingly fulfil a bridging function between employers and employees from abroad. In recent years, the number of ... »