Housing prices deter employees. The company took matters into its own hands

Germany, like Poland, is struggling with problems on the housing market. The Council of Economic Experts, which advises Olaf Scholz’s government, warns that the deficiency of premises has a negative impact on the country’s economic development. It hinders, among others Finding qualified employees.

The data cited by DW.Com shows that one in three people working in large cities and urban centers admits that she has already considered moving and changing work due to too high rents. In Munich, the average rent for new tenants is 25 euros per square meter.

The company builds and rent apartments

In a survey conducted by the PwC audit company, four out of five companies in Germany admits that because of the difficult situation on the housing market they have a problem not only with finding, but also to keep the staff. That is why enterprises are increasingly building or renting flats for employees. Such a step was decided by, among others Stadtwerke München, municipal company from Munich. The company employing bus drivers, electrical engineers or IT specialists currently have about 200 vacancies.

The company has created its own property department. 1,500 apartments have already been built or bought, and the goal is to build 3,000 premises by 2030. – If you can tell the candidate that his employment contract covers a lease, this is an advantage that can be used – emphasizes Bernhard Boeck from Stadtwerke München cited by DW.com.

The company’s employee explains in an interview with the service that the amount of rent is agreed with the factory council (on average it is 12 euros per square meter) and depends on the income. For example, computer scientists pay more than technical employees. – We do not have to earn on apartments, we must cover our costs – Bernhard Boeck from Stadtwerke München explains, emphasizing that this is not easy in the face of a huge increase in construction costs.

The significant increase in construction costs was led by, among others exploding costs of energy and building materials and general inflation. As a result, instead of the 400,000 promised construction coalition. apartments per year, they were built in 2022 295 300, and a year later nearly a thousand less. According to the real estate industry in Germany, there are currently 800,000 apartments.

Dw.com points out that providing flats for employees has been a tradition in Germany for many years. It began in the mid -nineteenth century with industrialization. To meet the growing demand for labor and stop employees in the long run, the producer of Stali Krupp built thousands of apartments and houses. Other employers decided in the following years.