A large majority of startups have difficulties filling the vacancies

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Two thirds (68 percent) report problems finding suitable applicants. Even if there are applicants who are suitable for the position, many startups encounter another problem: 41 percent experience that suitable candidates often end up choosing large companies or established medium-sized businesses rather than a startup.

For this reason, one in two startups (50 percent) would like to give their employees a stake in their own company , but complain that the legal and tax conditions in Germany are too unattractive for this. "When it comes to the classic fixed salary, startups often cannot compete with established competitors.

A stake in the startup would therefore lead to more iran gambling data fairness in the competition for the brightest minds," says Berg. "Suitable proposals for employee participation, from which startups and employees would benefit equally, are on the table. Now we need the political will to implement them."

Bitkom has put forward proposals for better employee participation that would benefit startups.



Note on methodology:
The information is based on two surveys conducted by Bitkom Research on behalf of Bitkom. 206 and 112 IT and internet startups in Germany were surveyed in February and March and May and June 2020, respectively. The questions were: “To what extent would you agree or disagree with the following statements?”, “How many employees are currently employed in your startup?”, “How many vacancies are there currently in your startup?”, “And how is the number of employees in your startup likely to develop in 2020?”.