Completely overrun apartment viewings and high rents – job seekers in major cities have a difficult time. One solution: company housing for skilled workers.
A housing shortage meets a shortage of skilled workers: In the current housing shortage, Hessian companies seem to have found an innovative way to recruit staff. As “Bild” reports, among others, some employers are resorting to the practice of company housing and offering rental apartments in combination with a workplace in order to attract skilled workers.
The supermarket chain Famila has successfully implemented this strategy in Westerland on Sylt. The company has recognized the difficulty of finding affordable housing on the island and is therefore offering potential team leaders a “cost-effective company apartment,” writes “Bild”.
Companies on the mainland are also trying to attract their employees with housing options. In Frankfurt, FES, a waste disposal and service GmbH, expects to strengthen its position as an attractive employer and attract garbage drivers by providing family apartments.
For this purpose, the company is planning to build three residential towers and a residential block with a total of 48 apartments and four commercial units in Höchst. According to the “Frankfurter Rundschau”, a playground will also be built.
In a similar way, the Dehoga hotel and restaurant association in Hesse wants to turn unprofitable hotel properties into dormitories for trainees. The large corporations BASF and VW are also extending this offer to the employees of their contractual partners.
Furthermore, large clinics are following the trend by providing apartments for their employees. For example, 168 apartments are to be built in Wiesbaden for Helios Dr. employees. Horst Schmidt clinics are being built on a former helipad, reports the “Wiesbaden aktuell” portal.
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