According to a survey carried out jointly by Randstad’s German subsidiary and the IfO Institute for Economic Research in Munich among a panel of 1,000 human resources managers, one German company in nine (11%) offers its employees a four-day week. The ‘formulas’ used vary. As Daria Schaller, the IfO researcher who oversaw the survey, explains: “51% of employees who work a four-day week have agreed to give up part of their salary.” In addition, 39% spread their full-time work over four days inst
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.