Patience is required

Who is being hit particularly hard by the economic crisis

"We are pushing for job-related training opportunities," emphasizes Iris Schmidt.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Markus Wenzel (2))

Increased wage costs on the one hand, additional costs for energy and logistics on the other, plus a slump in demand - this mix means that more and more companies are having to cut back: Jobs are being cut, new appointments are not being made. Read on to find out who has been hit particularly hard by the crisis - in this case in Upper Austria.

The insolvency foundation with 300 places, which was initiated as a result of the mega-bankruptcy at KTM and is jointly financed by the state of Upper Austria and the Public Employment Service, is in the final preparatory phase.