Italian hoteliers are increasingly in crisis and after the non-extension of the redundancy payment they started to lay off as early as this January. Until yesterday some expectations were still placed, after the repeated requests, but the Council of Ministers that launched the dl Sostegni ter has extinguished all hope. “The layoffs have already started. In the first twenty days of 2022 we came to direct knowledge of over 300 cases of employees of Italian hotels who received the dismissal letter” reports Nicola Scolamacchia, vicar vice president of Assohotel Confesercenti. “The companies in the hotel sector are trying in every way to keep valuable staff to guarantee quality services, waiting for measures from the Government. Unfortunately, the extension of the Covid-19 Fund and the measures proposed on the front of social safety nets have not arrived. they are absolutely insufficient to stem the crisis that is once again overwhelming the entire hospitality system. Those who fired had no alternatives, between the restart of the mortgages, the pressure of the banks and the empty rooms “.
Also for Confindustria Alberghi “the layoffs will be inevitable since we are closed due to covid and we don’t have the possibility to access the covid layoff. The decision not to have it extended is serious and leaves a lot of bitterness” affirms the president of Confindustria Alberghi Maria Carmela Colaiacovo , commenting with time.news on the measures taken by the government. “Many structures currently closed due to lack of tourism – and there are many – have benefited from the cig covid until December 31, but from January the companies in crisis will have to solve this problem in another way”.
“The thing that impresses is that the seriousness of the crisis that hoteliers are going through is not grasped” remarked the number one of the Confindustria hoteliers association and explains the difficulties inherent in accessing the ordinary cig which provides for the anticipation of wages: “the hospitality companies do not have the possibility to anticipate anything after two years of suffering”.
As for the measures taken against expensive energy, the entrepreneur observes that “a step forward is being made on system charges, and must be recognized, but they account for 10% on the bill. The increase in costs per Kilowatt hour has tripled in one year: a medium-sized hotel if it paid a bill of 2,000-3,000 euros now pays around 8,000 euros. And these are costs that cannot be recovered from the turnover, also because the hotels are half empty “. While the “Rental Bonus” for three months (January, February and March) which provides for a tax credit of 60% of the rents for tourism companies that have halved their turnover “is positive because many companies are managed and gives breath to those hoteliers “, concludes Colaiacovo.