The peak of seasonal jobs is approaching, and on the coast in the neighborhood, cooks and waiters are most in demand. Monthly wages go up to 3000 euros, and the employment agency Agava says that there is the most work for our people in Istria
Employers from the surrounding area started looking for labor for the summer season back in April. There is work in construction, trade, and catering workers are the most sought after.
Employment agent Gordana Perga tells "Vreme" that they cooperate mostly with restaurateurs from Croatia, who offer good conditions.
"We work less with Greece due to numerous legal provisions, there is demand in Montenegro as well, but in Croatia we work with over 100 catering establishments." We mostly work in Istria. That's where we have the best response and that 'return' moment that our people are most accepted there", says Perge.
Lower salaries in hotels
The most wanted are waiters and cooks, but also helpers, waitresses, maids, pizza and grill masters.
"We mostly work with private catering facilities. We work less with hotels because the salaries are lower than in restaurants," says Perge.
He adds that, depending on the working hours, the salary for cooks ranges from 2500 to 3000 euros. For waiters from 1500 to 1800 euros, which again depends on work experience.
"It means a lot when a waiter knows two foreign languages, German is everyone's priority." When he knows how to do specific a la carte business, filleting fish, decanting wine, then he is valued differently compared to a classic waiter", he explains.
When it comes to the amounts, the interlocutor of "Vremena" says that these are "clean" salaries, and the workers are provided with a minimum of two meals, sometimes three.
"They have a work permit, it is issued for one year, it is provided by the employer and all expenses are covered," says Perge.
Married couples looking for work together
Although some agencies have advertisements for the employment of married couples, our interlocutor says that few employers with whom they cooperate have such requirements.
"We have many interested, but so far we have had bad experiences." It usually happened that there was a conflict with one worker, and then his/her spouse also left the workplace. As a result, the employer is left without two workers in the middle of the season, and that becomes a big problem," she says.
According to data from the My Job portal, slightly more than a third of employers also ask seasonal workers for previous work experience, an average of 1,6 years.
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