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City Administrations in Focus: Vienna Conference on Human Resources
Demographic development, inflation, and international crises have an impact on all areas of our lives and bring new challenges for cities. Particularly in the area of human resources, cities must adapt to changing conditions and find new ways to attract and retain qualified personnel.
May 2, 2023
Voestalpine: Short-time Work in 50 European Subsidiaries
The biggest economic challenge of the past decade represented by the coronavirus pandemic has hit the Austrian technology group Voestalpine hard. Short-time work in Austria and other European countries such as Germany, Belgium and France is unavoidable due to the slump in demand.
March 24, 2020
Austrian Airlines - More Women in the Cockpit and Daily Flights to Tokyo
Become one of the few female pilots at Austrian Airlines. A total of 100 fully-trained pilots are currently being sought. As part of its expansion, Lufthansa's subsidiary intends to significantly increase the proportion of women pilots. The airline is also expanding its services to Tokyo, namely six weekly flights from March 2019 and daily flights during the 2019 summer timetable.
October 25, 2018
Austria Climbs to Fifth Place in Entrepreneurial Rankings
The world's largest entrepreneurship study reports rises in business start-ups in Austria.
February 7, 2013
Austrians Show Lack in Financial Knowledge
Almost two-thirds of Austrians believe they have knowledge gaps. 54% think that what is taught at school about money is not enough.
September 20, 2012
Polish Business Service Sector Booming
In 2011, 38 new business service centers were established in Poland. The number of employees doubled since 2009.
August 4, 2012
Staff Efficiency: CESEE Catches Up
Regarding staff efficience, Eastern Europe has reached almost the West European level.
July 21, 2012
Stable Innovation Activity
57% of Austrian enterprises with 10 and more employees were innovation active. Innovation expenditure decreased, but the share of turnover of 1.7% remained constant.
July 5, 2012
Austria Simplifies Migration of Skilled Workers
A simplified migration procedure for skilled workers in shortage occupations has been in place since 16th June 2012.
July 3, 2012
Infineon to Invest € 250m in Austria
In 2012, Infineon Austria´s CEO Monika Kircher-Kohl wants to make investments of € 250m. The high tech company is already looking for new staff.
June 28, 2012
“UK Faces Skills Tragedy"
The Austrian crane manufacturer Liebherr-Sunderland has urged UK engineering businesses to upskill to ensure they can compete effectively in high value international markets.
June 19, 2012
Austria´s Education Does not Keep up with Globalization
The Austrian economy suffers from a lack in skilled labor. Facing the rising competitiveness of emerging countries, this may become a major problem for Autria.
May 31, 2012
Austrian SME as Innovation and Job Engine
SMEs account for 66 per cent of overall employment in Austria and have created 44,000 new jobs over the last four years. Bank Austria underlines the importance of innovation.
May 16, 2012
Innovativeness in Austria Drops
In the European comparison, Austria’s innovativeness is dropping and is presently located only in the upper mid-range.
February 2, 2011
WKÖ: EU patent to stimulate Austrian innovation
The Austrian Economic Chamber (WKÖ) welcomes the enhanced cooperation for the EU-wide patent and hopes to obtain benefits for the domestic economy.
December 16, 2010
Globalization Study: Vienna Among Top 20 Cities
New York remains at the top of the ranking of the "Global City Index 2010" by A.T. Kearney. Vienna stays unchanged at 18th place.
November 30, 2010
Unexpected Rise in Research Expenditure
Against the general trend, Austria's economy is increasingly investing in research and know-how.
November 4, 2010
Industry Representatives are Satisfied with New Skilled Workers Regulation
Industry sees the new based immigration model based on criteria as a viable compromise.
October 18, 2010
Deal of the Social Partners on Immigration and Social Dumping
Introduction of the "Red-White-Red Card" to combat abuse in the labor market
October 17, 2010
Migration barriers - Austria missing out on Human Capital
Due to existing migration barriers, Austria looses highly skilled workers who are hard to find, especially in the years of the boom in the domestic labour market.
June 23, 2010
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