The Changing World of Work

The brochure "The Changing World of Work" provides an overview of the most important data on occupational safety and health in Germany. The graphs and images of the brochure can be downloaded and used for your own purposes (presentations, articles, etc.).

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The brochure is thematically structured and contains data on the following topics:

- Employment
- Accidents at work
- Occupational diseases
- Working conditions
- Working hours
- Incapacity for work
- Retirement
- Demographic change
- Risk assessment

In addition to these annually updated topics, the brochure contains information on one focus topic each year:

2024: Working conditions in gender-segregated and integrated occupations
2023: Working conditions of employees, which are registered as disabled
2022: Managing coronavirus in the workplace
2021: Digitization in companies
2020: Leadership responsibility.

The print brochure is issued in coat pocket format and can be ordered online, the last five editions are also available for download on our German website.

Download high-resolution illustrations from the brochure

The individual illustrations and tables of the current issue and the last five focus topics can be downloaded on our German website as high-resolution jpg files (3,213 x 2,386 pixels).

Publications

The Changing World of Work: Figures - Data - Facts (2024)

baua: Guidance 2024

(in German)

The focus of the 2024 issue lies on the differences between working conditions in "typically male", "typically female", and non-gender-specific occupations. Data are presented on, for instance, the physical, mental, and environmental demands of different jobs, work intensity, and the resources at …

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The Changing World of Work: Figures - Data - Facts (2023)

baua: Guidance 2023

(in German)

One focus of the recent broschure is on working conditions of employees, which are registered as disabled. Among others, data are presented on quality of work, work demands and resulting stress and strain.

The objective of this brochure isn't to reduce the topic of occupational safety and health …

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The Changing World of Work: Figures - Data - Facts (2022)

baua: Guidance 2022

(in German)

One focus of this brochure is the design of work organization during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Data on operational implementation of infection protection, workplace awareness of mental stress during the COVID-19 crisis and remote work are presented.

The objective of this brochure isn't to reduce …

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The Changing World of Work: Figures - Data - Facts (2021)

baua: Guidance 2021

(in German)

Digitalisation's role as the central driver of change in the world of work is the focus topic of the 2021 edition. The Digitalisation and Change in Employment (Digitalisierung und Wandel der Beschäftigung, DiWaBe) survey is drawn on to describe the links between digitalisation and the spread of …

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The Changing World of Work: Figures - Data - Facts (2020)

baua: Guidance 2020

(in German)

Focus topic of the 2020 edition is leadership responsibility and its correlations with workplace-related factors, which are depicted using data of full-time workers (employees, civil servants) from the 2018 BIBB/BAuA-Employment Survey (Erwerbstätigenbefragung). The survey was conducted by the …

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