Employers are present to discuss the open vacancies, the contract is even ready.
Problems at Schiphol are far from resolved. The fact that a job market is being organized again indicates that things are not going smoothly at Schiphol. The job market is intended for everyone who is able and willing to work, welcome at Schiphol, including people with a distance to the labor market.
Not because of the persistent crowds, but because of the need for personnel, companies are once again organizing a job fair at Schiphol. The job market is intended for employed people, job seekers, students, school leavers, students and former students of MBO schools throughout the Randstad.
The fact that it is not about crowds was once again reinforced this week by the Numbers published by the CBR, which shows that a quarter fewer travelers still call at Schiphol than in 2019. Nevertheless, the travel organizations united in the ANVR are already angry because, according to Schiphol CEO Ruud Sondag, there may still be traffic during the busy May holidays and summer. again restrictions are necessary for the number of travelers.
“We raise the red flag”
Sondag said in an interview with the Financieele Dagblad on Friday that the handling companies hired by the airlines are still short of hundreds of people, causing Schiphol to reach a stalemate. “The airlines do not want to pay more than is laid down in multi-year contracts. Handling companies are not prepared to pay higher wages because the margins in this sector are very tightwrites the FD.
"If that problem is not resolved within a few weeks, Schiphol will have to intervene again."
Last year there was already a lot of chaos at Schiphol with long queues, cancellations and passengers missing their flights. With this statement, the CEO of Schiphol is already taking an advance to sweep his own street clean, even before the misery breaks out. The staff shortage was partly caused by the fact that KLM needed far fewer temporary workers during the corona crisis due to the restrictions on air traffic.
Ruud Sunday
Ruud Sondag was a supervisory director at ProRail and the Port of Rotterdam Authority, among others. He resigned these positions in order to be able to fully focus on his position at Schiphol. He previously served as CEO of Eneco and Van Gansewinkel Groep, among others. He was appointed CEO ad interim as of November 1, 2022. His appointment runs until August 31, 2023.
