The shortage of skilled workers stresses both employers and employees alike. Clients, because they are finding it increasingly difficult to fill vacancies. Your employees have increased stress and workload because of the vacancies in the staff.
This is demonstrated by the “Good Business Barometer”, which is researched annually by Traivailsuisse, the independent umbrella organization for employees in Switzerland, in collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences of Bern. Only a tenth of workers are worried about losing their jobs, and this trend is declining. The main reason for this is the low unemployment rate and the lack of skilled workers.
The third is considering quitting
The other side of the coin: In the eyes of the respondents, stress at work has increased significantly. Nearly two-thirds report having to work occasionally in their spare time to meet the requirements. The increase in workload is a possible reason for layoffs for a third of employees: “If more than 650,000 employees want to change jobs due to stress, this indicates the need for urgent action. Adrian Wüthrich (42), President of Traivailsuisse, therefore said: tackling stress must become a political priority.
A trend that could worsen the skilled worker shortage. Because in places where there is already a shortage of skilled workers, such as in the nursing profession, layoffs exacerbate the problem. In other areas of the economy, it is becoming increasingly difficult to actually process well-filled order books.
protect purchasing power
The study also reveals that many companies are not making progress in implementing equal pay, and that wage analyzes for companies with more than 100 employees are progressing slowly.
Against the background of the current rise in prices, the union umbrella organization is urging employers to raise wages: “This fall of wages, general wage increases are the order of the day to protect workers’ purchasing power,” says Wüthrich. .