The shortage of skilled workers in Eastern Germany : a Lot of Brandenburg, it pulls back to Mama

Christmas, you are home. In any case, many of the lost land, children are particularly drawn to in the 90s but in the 2000s the work afterwards: as a waiter in the catering industry, as engineers or IT specialists in the automotive industry in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg or lower Saxony. Anja K. and her friend Hannes L. from Elsterwerda went twelve years ago in the West. He as a car mechanic, she as a nurse: "I gained in Rosenheim twice as much for the same work", says Anja K. In the case of your friend, the difference was not quite as big, but still huge. Although that didn't changed so dramatically, the superior, of the two, whether you return to your home. "The main reason for our two children," says Anja K.: "It would be nice if you could live in the vicinity of grandma and grandpa, pick them up from nursery or school and in the afternoon could take care of. But it's also about friends and neighbours, and our way of life.“

The one hears from many young or not so young people who come to the celebration days back to Brandenburg. Returnees initiatives make use of this time: this year, there was on 27. December Job and returnees-stock exchanges in several cities of the country such as Cottbus and Guben.

fifth billion for the returnees

Here, Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) had already doing four weeks ago at a trade event to return, and to admit with the Initiative "Guben good" and the network "Arrive in Brandenburg" announced that the state government will continue to support appropriate regional initiatives.

On Friday, Secretary of state Thomas Kralinski (SPD) announced in Guben, the total funding amount of 200 000 will increase to 230 000 in the year 2019. In addition, from 1 to. January 2019 revised funding rates apply, which provide for a maximum funding of 40 000 euros per individual project.

also, initiatives such as the "welcome to Agency Comeback Elbe-Elster can Benefit from it". On their website, the employees speak to their clients directly: "you want to go back after years in the home? You have the Commute? You want to see your children at grandma and grandpa grow up?“

After the event in Guben, presented a survey of returnees in the cities of Wittstock/Dosse, Guben and Finsterwalde the remaining ties to the home and the social networks are enormously important for any return decision: close to family, the personal environment and the care or support of loved ones, are the decisive reasons for this.

majority does not regret returning

According to the survey, 90 percent of the returnees have not regretted their decision. However, there are no statistics on how many people in total as returnees to Brandenburg. In any case, still too few to replace the almost 800 000 people have left Brandenburg since 1990.

experts believe that the regional and local initiatives, however, for an effective way. He is working definitely better than a one-time return premium.

"We have also on this year's returnees-day on the 27th. December on a total package," says the spokesman for the city of Cottbus, Jan Gloßmann: "it is a question of day - care and school places, housing – the whole infrastructure."

About 50 so-called Initiations this year, says the spokesman. How many of them will be successful, not to learn it, unfortunately.

With Anja K. and your life didn't work out in the end companions: "This was mainly due to the employers," she says. "We had to financial losses, but not such a massive. Not that you recognized our Bavaria-made statements, and in General little was to come.“

Skilled labour, shortage of skilled workers growth

slows down The the point where you could do anything more, it means at local and regional initiatives: When corporate defendants always their shortage of labour, but not ready to be used, the applicants financially, use the nicest overall package, nothing. Then the young people come just as before just for Christmas, and other holidays home.