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How the temporary employment sector is fighting the crisis

New construction projects have come to a standstill due to high costs and difficult financing conditions.

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Due to a falling order situation combined with rising costs, more and more companies are cutting costs. And they are not sparing their staff. Read on to find out which employees are having a harder time than others during the crisis and what is being done about it.

The Voestalpine Group, which operates from Linz, has cut 900 temporary workers worldwide in the current financial year; at the Schwertberg-based machine manufacturer Engel, leased employees also have to leave the large machine plant in St. Valentin ...