„Answer to the crisis” programme

17. March 2010

Background

In October 2009 we launched a programme to handle the emerging-strengthening problems generated by the crisis in the sector

We examined possible alternatives to dismissals

Background

Improving the energy efficiency The ideas raised in the presentation were

munitions for many of us in the negotiations for the energy agreements 2010

On monthly basis consultations are organised on this issue in the VIMOSZ headquarters (positive feedback)

We started to develop the cooperation possibilities coming from the unified volumes

Background

Human resource management The presentation helped to structure some

new terms for the participants e.g. in connection with misbelieves on temporary work

Speakers with practical experience provided useful information: temporary work, motivation, HR-applications/projects

Continuation

The positive experiences and feedback encouraged us to continue the programme

The legal situation connected to the reorganisation of the national dialogue councils (NDC) delayed the next programme of the „Answer to the crises” series

At the end of 2009 the remaining funds from the NDC budget was spent on the preparatory works

Sales

The problems raised by „The crisis and the Hungarian hotel industry” laid the common foundations that help to the answers to the sales problems in a uniform manner

Linked to this a publication was planned, too, but as not implemented

Efficient use of the internet

The document on the efficient use of the internet draws the attention to specific aspects and solutions offered by this increasingly important area, as part of the preparation

Training

The introduction to the current situation of training prepares the continuation of the the HR part of the „Answer to the crisis” programme. The impacts of the transformation of the education system some years before are only partial and there is little awareness of the.

Public catering procurement

After the Italian example, the statistics of the public catering procurement has been prepared as first experiment, 2009

There had not been any summary of the statistics of the public catering procurement in Hungary before

It was meant to be a discussion paper that defines the actins required in future in this area

Public catering procurement

There was very little time to prepare the document

The methodology was criticised The results reconfirm the hypotheses and the

Italian experiences

Public catering procurement – main conclusion

The number of terminated, postponed, unsuccessful, invalid and amanded tenders is inproportionally high

Probably around 80 % of the tenders are decided o the basis of the lowest price offered

More rational tenders would require a clearer communication of the data and a greater transaprency