Home Office Health and Productivity Crisis: 2/3 Working Unhealthily - New Regulations Unveiled!

While often around €700/month/employee is invested in the office, employees are left alone in mobile work. The result: 2/3 of employees work from home in unhealthy conditions, significantly impacting productivity, health, loyalty, and compliance. • sickness rates doubled in the last two years, mainly due to musculoskeletal disorders (German Federal Statistical Office, DAK 2024) • -25% productivity due to bad working environments (Fraunhofer Institute) • but also declining employee loyalty; reduction in office space

On top: The Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) published new guidelines for working from home:

We will examine the current regulations, their impact on health and productivity, and what can be done better, as the employees are the most important asset and key to success.