Hungary and Austria: Cooperation in Seasonal Employment
Hungary and Austria: Cooperation in Seasonal Employment

Summary/Abstract: In tourism there are periods when the workforce cannot be employed, during winter months at the holiday resorts used by beach tourism, therefore the majority of these employees lose their jobs temporarily. If people can find a job during this period in a region/country, where the high season is in the other part of the year, they contribute to the employment of the workforce out of the season, the development of professional competences and expansion of people’s horizons, as well as prevention on employment. At the same time, in the host country such people may assist in satisfying the increased workforce demand and, indirectly, contribute to the development and improvement of the quality of tourism. In this research are examined the opportunities of individuals employed in Hungary, on the territory of Balaton tourism in the summer, to take employment in Austria during the winter skiing season. The employment agencies of the two countries have been collaborating since 2002 and have been assisting the seasonal employment of Hungarian individuals in Tyrol. This study presents how this cross-border partnership contributes to satisfying Austrian work-force demand in the skiing season, to preventing or decreasing the duration of seasonal unemployment in Hungary and to developing tourism in the two countries.

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