Healthy working environments

In recent years, many companies have mastered major developments - may it be digitization or increasing work in home offices. Companies have a high level of organizational resilience if they are able to change flexibly, adapt new requirements and do not suffer any damage in the process, but may even continue to develop. 

Home office has now become firmly established as a form of work in most companies. For many employees, this form of work offers many advantages, but it can also bring challenges. After all, it is not always easy to adjust to work in one's private environment or to actually leave work behind afterwards.

Mental stress at workplaces is on the rise. Possible causes are, for example, work intensification, social developments, fear of losing one's job, or the current management and corporate culture. If the stress continues over a longer period of time, mental illnesses such as burnout syndrome can develop.

Absenteeism is caused by employees being absent due to illness, but also due to lack of motivation. It is a strategic task to monitor, analyze and permanently reduce absenteeism within the company. In the process, the holistic orientation of the organization is further developed with a view to health.

The General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) prohibits all forms of sexual harassment at the workplace. Employers are obligated to prevent harassment on the one hand and to intervene in the event of an incident on the other. Raising awareness, providing good information and transparency within the company are the prerequisites for ensuring clarity and preventing attacks from occurring in the first place.

A gradual return to work after a long period of incapacity can protect against overwork and excessive demands. Since working life after a long-term physical or mental illness can be different than before, various measures of occupational integration management (BEM) are possible.