What the AMS early warning system is all about

At the laundry group Palmers it crisis (the DELIVERY MAN has reported). Apparently one tries to avert bankruptcy and is looking for investors. The highest priority is a sustainable continuation of the company and ensuring the workplaces of the employees, according to a statement.

Still one Wave of termination To be imminent. How many people are specifically affected is not communicated. Around 500 employees are currently working at Palmers. “Currently it cannot be estimated whether and to what extent this measure is implemented,” said Palmers. On Monday, however, the company reported “as a precaution” Dismissal With the so -called early warning system of the Labor market service (AMS) to. What exactly that means and why the early warning system exists, asks DELIVERY MAN after.

Why you have to display dismissals

“This duty of notification is regulated by law,” provides Martin Schmidhuber right at the beginning of the conversation. He is the deputy head of the “Labor Market and Integration” department of the Vienna Chamber of Labor (AK Vienna). Specifically, this early warning is anchored in the Labor Market Promotion Act.

Plans to terminate several employees (also at Bankruptcy), it is obliged to inform the AMS. “But there are two parameters that are crucial for the system that strikes,” notes Schmidhuber – namely the size of the company and the number of resolved employment relationships.

You can see exactly how this is regulated in the fact box below.

If you display dismissals, you will be confronted with a 30-day waiting period. In this period, no dismissals may be issued, explains Schmidhuber. At the same time, the works council must be informed about the advertisement. If there is no works council, the expected employees must be informed.

On the AMS website it is emphasized that only as many employment relationships may be canceled as previously stated. If the number increases, another display must be submitted and the 30-day period is observed again. However, if this period endangers further jobs, the AMS can be requested to cut the waiting period.

What the early warning system brings

As the name of the Labor Market Promotion Act already reveals, it is about promoting the labor market. This means that in the event of a larger wave of termination, those affected want to collect efficiently and quickly integrate into the labor market.

This succeeds by informing the AMS in advance about major dismissals and finding out who is affected. In the event of a notice of termination, information about the people concerned is also given. “No personal information such as the name, but aspects like that use operational, The employment periodthe age, gender and the Qualifications are noted. ”

In summary, it is “classic labor market policy data”, with which you can assess how easy or difficult these people are expected to find again. “After all, the labor market opportunities are distributed differently according to these factors,” notes Martin Schmidhuber.

In addition, the AMS is obliged to meet within the period Advice to initiate. “It is checked whether there are suitable job offers in the region or qualification programs and funding be offered. With a particularly large number of those affected, even work foundations are started, ”explains Schmidhuber.