{"id":10588,"date":"2022-04-09T09:16:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T09:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=10588"},"modified":"2022-04-14T18:49:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T18:49:14","slug":"dangerous-shortage-of-greenkeepers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/dangerous-shortage-of-greenkeepers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous shortage of greenkeepers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-klozy9b5-eda9fb9935cfff5060c2d5c377aaede8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-eda9fb9935cfff5060c2d5c377aaede8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-eda9fb9935cfff5060c2d5c377aaede8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-klozy9b5-eda9fb9935cfff5060c2d5c377aaede8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10600 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10600 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2040588944-scaled.jpg\" alt='' title='greenkeeper'  height=\"924\" width=\"1386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2040588944-scaled.jpg 1386w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2040588944-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2040588944-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2040588944-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2040588944-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2040588944-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2040588944-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_2040588944-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1386px) 100vw, 1386px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l0bbapmm-b599ed031e86a157a810a4fedb9b3962\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l0bbapmm-b599ed031e86a157a810a4fedb9b3962{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l0bbapmm-b599ed031e86a157a810a4fedb9b3962 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l0bbapmm-b599ed031e86a157a810a4fedb9b3962 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l0bbapmm-b599ed031e86a157a810a4fedb9b3962 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Dangerous shortage of greenkeepers <\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k8ycpuk2-a3585d3fa7671a12077dc6706dacc8c3 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Lack of staff wherever you look: When it comes to greenkeeping, a major problem in the golf industry is revealed in large parts of Europe. According to the Scottish <strong>R&amp;A<\/strong> the careful use of resources includes \u201cmanpower, machinery and material.\u201d The manpower includes employees in club management and greenkeeping.<br \/>\n&#8220;It is time for golf clubs to put their employees first, invest in their well-being and create a framework that ensures every facility in this country treats their employees in a respectful and appropriate manner.&#8221; That was part of the incendiary speech delivered by <strong>Jim Croxton, CEO of the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association, at the BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition in Harrogate in<\/strong> early March. It is Europe&#8217;s most important fair for greenkeepers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l1rnaqhw-c189f9d5564724198298b04083f8186d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-l1rnaqhw-c189f9d5564724198298b04083f8186d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-l1rnaqhw-c189f9d5564724198298b04083f8186d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-l1rnaqhw-c189f9d5564724198298b04083f8186d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10606 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10606 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BIGGA-CEO-Jim-Croxton-speaking-at-Continue-to-Learn-at-BTME-in-March-1-300x200.jpg\" alt='' title='BIGGA CEO Jim Croxton speaking at Continue to Learn at BTME in March 1'  height=\"200\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BIGGA-CEO-Jim-Croxton-speaking-at-Continue-to-Learn-at-BTME-in-March-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BIGGA-CEO-Jim-Croxton-speaking-at-Continue-to-Learn-at-BTME-in-March-1-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BIGGA-CEO-Jim-Croxton-speaking-at-Continue-to-Learn-at-BTME-in-March-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BIGGA-CEO-Jim-Croxton-speaking-at-Continue-to-Learn-at-BTME-in-March-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BIGGA-CEO-Jim-Croxton-speaking-at-Continue-to-Learn-at-BTME-in-March-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BIGGA-CEO-Jim-Croxton-speaking-at-Continue-to-Learn-at-BTME-in-March-1-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BIGGA-CEO-Jim-Croxton-speaking-at-Continue-to-Learn-at-BTME-in-March-1-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BIGGA-CEO-Jim-Croxton-speaking-at-Continue-to-Learn-at-BTME-in-March-1-scaled.jpg 1386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l1rncdek-16b0d8c250f2548b0cbe1553a9ced81f '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p><strong>Workers with minimum wage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Croxton is not alone in his negative analysis of the job market. &#8220;We estimate that every third golf course would definitely be happy to have new employees,&#8221; sums up <strong>Christina Seufert from the Greenkeeper Association Germany<\/strong>, referring to a survey by the German association at the end of 2021. \u201cWe are looking for workers in all areas, including many assistants. But under the conditions and wages it will be difficult.\u201d Even in the skilled sector, only the minimum wage is often paid in Germany. It is currently 9.82 euros per hour and will rise to 10.45 euros on July 1st. Twelve euros an hour are under discussion this year.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is no better in Austria: &#8220;We don&#8217;t have a specific number of job offers,&#8221; states <strong>Andreas Leutgeb<\/strong>, <strong>President of the Austrian Greenkeeper Association (AGA)<\/strong>. &#8220;We felt that we had five times as many vacancies as usual.&#8221; Especially in regions that have local industry, greenkeepers with irregular working hours, weekend service and sometimes poor wages are hard to come by. If you look through the AGA website, you will currently come across seven job offers that start at the moment, for example for a greenkeeper with a gross salary of 1,750 euros, \u201cincluding space and landscape maintenance, mowing work, handling machines and carrying out the activities independently.\u201d If you calculate the amount in your head and calculate 38 hours of work, you end up with a gross wage of less than twelve euros.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/klimawandel-foerdert-schaedlingsbefall\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IWJVgEc75O\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/climate-change-promotes-pest-infestation\/\">Klimawandel f\u00f6rdert Sch\u00e4dlingsbefall<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Klimawandel f\u00f6rdert Sch\u00e4dlingsbefall&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/climate-change-promotes-pest-infestation\/embed\/#?secret=K2Qa2omDZB#?secret=IWJVgEc75O\" data-secret=\"IWJVgEc75O\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We often experience that jobs are not advertised specifically enough, that the expectations of the clubs are not correct, that there is a lack of structured planning on site,&#8221; summarizes Leutgeb. &#8220;The overall package of the offer simply has to be right for the employee.&#8221; In his opinion, this also means that the pressure on the greenkeeper to react to requests at short notice should not be too high.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus on the workforce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At a recent meeting with club officials, BIGGA&#8217;s Jim Croxton asked for a show of hands from anyone who wanted to work in the same workrooms as their greenkeepers. 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Completely outdated lounges are still often a problem, especially in Great Britain.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter whether it\u2019s Germany, Austria or Great Britain \u2013 one statement by Croxton applies to all three countries: \u201cFor many years, the main focus within sport has been on increasing the number of players.\u201d With the pandemic, numbers have increased significantly everywhere, with a net addition of two million golfers in the UK alone. \u201cNow it is up to clubs to focus on the importance of their workforce, without which the sport would wither.\u201d<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/der-goldstandard-aus-augusta-funktioniert-nicht-mehr\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6rt6xUN5wp\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/the-augusta-gold-standard-no-longer-works\/\">US Masters und \u00d6kologie: Das gro\u00dfe Schweigen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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