Our Mission
magdas is convinced that economic success and social action are not a contradiction. With our social business company, we create meaningful training and employment opportunities and open up future prospects for people who are not given a chance by many other employers. We see potential where others focus on obstacles. Social responsibility is our core principle as well as the added value of our high-quality products and services for our customers. We prove it: things can be done differently.
Our Vision
For everyone who is willing and able to learn and work, there is a suitable and sustainable apprenticeship or job. It doesn’t matter where someone comes from, the colour of their skin, what they believe in, or the history they carry with them – all individuals have potential and talents that should be recognised, nurtured, and developed, making them great and valuable colleagues.
Our impact
Opportunities
Around 100 people with refugee backgrounds have started their careers at magdas HOTEL since 2015. People who have since enhanced the labour market in other companies.
Integrations
Around two-thirds of employees at magdas would have found it difficult to get an apprenticeship or a job in other companies.
The reasons
There are many reasons why individuals may face challenges in the labour market. These include persistent unemployment, legal issues, a migration or refugee background, limited German language skills, physical or mental disabilities, learning difficulties, addiction, heavy family responsibilities, homelessness, debt, or being over the age of 55.
Counselling
The colleagues at magdas Social Counseling provide more than 1,000 counselling sessions with employees every year. They provide confidential, universal and impartial support on topics such as work and further training, health, financial matters, housing and family issues.
Apprenticeships
Each year, we offer apprenticeships as chefs at magdas HOTEL and magdas ESSEN to three motivated young colleagues and one apprenticeship each as restaurant professional and hotel business specialist at magdas HOTEL.
Our Business
magdas offers high-quality services with added social value in four fields in Vienna and the surrounding area. Together we cook communal meals, run a trendy city hotel, clean offices, residential facilities, kindergartens and schools and recycle donated mobile phones.
