European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 the stars and stripes sunday september 23, 1990 business new employer group fears Impact of Reserve Call up by Stan Darden Dpi business writer Atlanta a with reservists across the United states on standby awaiting possible deployment to the Gulf employers Are seeking ways to alleviate the Impact a massive Call up would have on their work forces. The greatest Impact would be on Small businesses said Gene r air brother a Small business consultant with the National association for the self Emple Iyad in fort Worth Texas. Elxnit 85 percent of private businesses in the United states fall within the Small business category of 25 or fewer employees he said. Under . Law members of the Reserve or the National guard who arc called to Active duly must be Given their old jobs Back or Are entitled to to a similar Job with the same pay and seniority after release from Active duly. The act carries no time limit. A a there a no Way employers can get out of it a Fairbrother said. Quot its not like jury duly or something. Hut they can plan. Otherwise their business could be on the Edge of Fairbrother said employers should take a close look at the Job functions of the employee called to Active duty and determine if there Are ways to cover the manpower loss during the employees absence. If the problem cannot be solved through in House transfers or re assignments employers might consider recruiting temporary replacements from among College students or retired workers who Are interested in flexible hours and perhaps even part time work. Fairbrother said the Gulf crisis will have its greatest Impact on on person business operations such As dentists attorneys or accountants a those kinds of folks Call us and ask a what a going to happen to my practice am i going to come Back to find locks on my doors and All my equipment repossessed a a Fairbrother said Call might be the death Knell for Many Small businesses despite the fact that Small businessmen Are a Hardy Breed. A there is no question in my mind that it will cause some businesses to fail a he said. A if it carries on then it will have a great effect certainly a the product areas like retail will probably suffer less but the service industries Are going to be hit the hardest a he said. Army sgt. William Owen of the National committee for employer support of the guard and reserves a Washington based group said his organization has received hundreds of Calls from reservists and employers seeking information on what the Call will mean to their operations. A amps photos Dave Didio Gunther Meffert with the Hoch Tief construction company Points to a Model of the 55-Story Messe Tumi office building nearing completion in downtown Frankfurt West Germany. Above the red Granite Glass and steel edifice rises some 845-feet in the air making it the tallest building in skyscraper nears finish Frankfurt West Germany a the tallest building in Europe the 55-Story Messe term office Complex is nearing completion. The 500 million Mark $325 million project will get its first tenants oct. 1 even As Interior work continues on the upper floors. A spokesman for Hoch Tief the West German construction company in charge of the project said the building is 100 meters 330 feet taller than any other building in Frankfurt. At 256 meters or 845 feet in height the Messe term is the biggest skyscraper in All Europe. Another Frankfurt project still on the drawing Board Calls for an office Tower a few meters higher but so far that project Hasni to broken ground. The Messe term is a joint West German Ameri can project. The owner of the building is . Devel oper Tishman Speyer properties company president Jerry Speyer is a descendent from a Frankfurt family that fled from nazi Germany in the pre world War ii years to escape nazi persecution. The 188,000-ton skyscraper of Glass red Granite and steel was designed by world class architect Helmut Jahn a German born designer who lives in Chicago. The building has been Over three years in construction. One of its key features is the Reddish Granite that embellishes the facade. The Stone is from Sweden but was Cut into final shape by stonecutters at Carrara Italy. Average rent to move into the 62,000-Square-meter office building is $70 per Square meter. That makes the Messe term one of the most expensive addresses on the continent. 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