Majority expects increasing proportion of home offices

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But despite all the reticence, the majority of all employed people are convinced that location-independent working will become more and more popular. 53 percent expect the proportion of employees who work fully or partially from home to increase in the next five years. 41 percent expect the proportion to remain constant. However, no one expects the trend towards home office to reverse and the proportion to decrease again.



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Working away from the workplace is not yet regulated separately by law. Many employees support the demand for a right to work from home. 45 percent want a legal right to do so. "That is a high level of approval, especially since working from home is not possible in all professions, such as for nursing staff, teachers or retail employees," says Berg.

Regardless of the place of work, the following applies: The employer must always fulfill the legal obligation to protect the safety and health of its employees. The provisions of the Working Hours Act must also be complied with, for example with regard to maximum working hours and rest periods. Those who work flexibly in terms of location and time quickly violate rigid regulations such as the eight-hour working day and the eleven-hour minimum rest period.

Berg: "In many areas, labor law is lagging behind technological and cultural developments and is simply no longer up to date. We must adapt these antiquated laws to the digital age as quickly as possible and allow employees more flexibility in how they organize their work, for example with a maximum weekly working time instead of an eight-hour day."