The cleaning industry is experiencing a “catastrophic” staff shortage – Kommersant

Management companies are faced with an acute shortage of personnel in unskilled positions, especially in the cleaning sector. This was stated by Andrey Korotkov, CEO and co-owner of the Zeppelin management company, at a conference “Results of the year. Commercial real estate”organized by Kommersant.

“If previously we experienced a shortage of personnel in qualified positions, now these positions have become more expensive, and this year we began to experience a catastrophic shortage of personnel in unqualified positions, primarily in the cleaning service. Due to the devaluation of the ruble and increased attention from regulatory authorities, many migrants left the country. But Russians don’t want to take these positions, not in Moscow, not in the regions,” said Mr. Korotkov.

How wrote “Kommersant” in July, the trend of reduction in the number of cleaning companies in Russia, observed over the past year and a half, began to change. In June, their number increased by 5% year-on-year, to 37.7 thousand.

In Russia, the labor shortage has increased significantly over the past year. SuperJob calculated that the number of vacancies during this period increased by 57%, and the number of employee resumes, on the contrary, decreased by 2%. Overall, 85% of SuperJob survey participants said their company is experiencing a talent shortage. The most scarce professions on the Russian labor market are skilled workers, truck drivers, special transport drivers, general workers and engineers.