How employers make new year work
With millions on the move for Spring Festival, finding workers to fill in over the holiday can be a challenge. Li Menghan and Quan Zhanfu report.
Job advertisements for temporary caregivers and babysitters for the holiday began to proliferate at the end of last year, heralding the seasonal labor shortage.
Experts said that to tackle it, companies with many migrant workers made early arrangements and job markets made timely adjustments to minimize disruptions to business operations and people's lives.
"The impact of the seasonal labor shortage varies across industries," said Lin Ka, a professor at the School of Public Affairs at Zhejiang University. "For most industries, it is not a major concern, as the current labor demand in the job market is not particularly high. Only sectors that deal with holiday activities or care services may encounter some challenges."
Pang Shi, director of the Chinese Academy of Personnel Science's department of employment and entrepreneurship in Beijing, said the post-pandemic economic recovery and an associated rebound in travel were likely to have exacerbated Spring Festival labor shortages in industries such as tourism, catering, e-commerce and home services.
