February 2, 2023 - Employers from the hospitality and tourism industry have started looking for employees to support the tourist season and work in Croatia for the summer of 2023.
As Poslovni writes, among the employers who represent businesses and are looking for employees are almost all the largest hotel companies, several marinas, agencies, associations, and others.
After Osijek and Bjelovar, Days of Work in Tourism began in Zagreb, taking place in the Congress Center at the Zagreb Fairgrounds.
Among the employers who represent businesses and are looking for employees are almost all the largest hotel companies, several marinas, agencies, associations, and others. There are around 60 exhibitors, and the most sought-after professions include waiters, cooks, maids, cleaners, animators, and dancers.
This year, about 10,000 people want to work in Croatia during the summer season, reveals Ante Lončar, director of the Croatian Employment Service (CES). He adds that estimates of the lack of workers in tourism are around this number, and currently, around 1,600 jobs in tourism are advertised on the CES website.
Goran Vlačić, representative of Valamar Riviera, said they are looking for about a thousand workers for various jobs in all of Valamar's destinations from Istria to Dubrovnik. "Since we expect a better season than last year, it is possible that we will need more of them, but we don't know exactly how many just yet," said Vlačić.
There is also a shortage of workers in the capital city. Zlatko Puntijar, vice-president of the Zagreb Hospitality Association, complained that Zagreb currently lacks about five thousand workers in tourism and hospitality.
And while employers point out that Days of Work in Tourism is an excellent place to find workers, workers complain about the offer. "The same jobs are always offered, most of them in the auxiliary ranks, and even lower-paid ones, while skippers, divers, and similar jobs related to the nautical field are rarely or never sought after," reports Hina.
Last year, there were about 46,000 requests from employers for employment in tourism, but it is still difficult to estimate how it will be in 2023, said the director of the CES, an institution that, along with the ministries of tourism and sports and labor, is the organizer of the event.
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