There has never been anything like it. Thousands of employees in Main-Spessart are or have been on short-time work in the past few months. In May, the number was even above the 10,000 mark, which corresponds to a fifth of all employees subject to social security contributions in Main-Spessart. Wolfgang Albert, press spokesman for the Würzburg Employment Agency, will provide this on request.
There are not yet any current figures on how many employees are actually on short-time work. Because the accounts between companies that register short-time work and the employment agency are actually settled a few months later. Therefore, the authority currently only has figures up to June. This shows that the highest level of short-time work in the district was reached in May with 10,240 employees. Those affected worked in a total of 715 companies.
Short-time work reflects the development of the first corona wave and the countermeasures
The course of the first corona wave with the sharp measures in spring is clearly evident from the number of companies and employees affected. In March there were 459 companies with short-time working (for a total of 3,125 employees), but in April the number soared to 865 companies and 9193 employees. Interestingly, the number of companies fell in May, but at the same time the number of short-time workers rose again significantly. The short-time work rate was 21.3 percent in May.
Employment agency spokesman Albert explains the fact that fewer companies but more employees were on short-time work in May as follows: Due to the first lockdown on March 13, numerous companies, for example in the catering, health sector or large parts of the trade, had to temporarily conclude. From the first lockdown there were a lot of companies with only a few ?? often only one or two ?? Employees affected. According to Albert, this could explain the high number of companies. “With the gradual easing at the end of April and beginning of May, economic life picked up speed again and short-time work became obsolete in one or the other company, so that in May the number of companies affected declined,” said Albert.
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In May, many companies left short-time working, but it was only just beginning in larger ones
In the manufacturing sector in particular, despite the lockdown, larger companies would initially still process orders, if possible, or reduce overtime. Short-time work was then often not reported immediately with the lockdown, but only at a later point in time, e.g. from May, according to the spokesman for the employment agency. “Since these were often companies with larger workforces, the number of companies declined overall, but overall more employees were on short-time work.”
In June the number of companies affected by short-time work fell to 540 companies and that of employees affected to 8804 employees.
Partial lockdown in November is noticeable in short-time work
The partial lockdown since November has currently led to an increase in advertisements for short-time work. For the entire month of October, 22 companies for 107 employees in Main-Spessart reported new short-time work. However, from November 1st to November 25th, 44 new advertisements were received for 237 people. The advertisements for short-time work by companies show a tendency, but do not say anything about the total number of employees actually on short-time work, as they come from companies that recently had no short-time work. Companies that have had short-time work consistently do not post a new advertisement.
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