youAccording to an inquiry from the economic research company Prognos, Coronavirus pandemic In many places it triggered rethinking and paved the way for a better balance between work and life. As ARD Capital Studio reported on Thursday, 65% of the companies surveyed hope to maintain a more flexible work model at least in part after the end of the new crown crisis.
According to the report, one of the main findings of the Prognos study conducted on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs is that good communication is essential. It is mainly about finding individual solutions, rather than making a rule for everyone. According to this research, many mothers and fathers with children under 15 seek to discuss with their supervisors.
81% said they received further help. 30% of people believe that Corona has now improved their company’s overall opportunities, concentrating family and work under one roof.
Home Minister Lambrecht warns against repeating the same mistakes
Family Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) says Acute respiratory disease, With the experience of the crisis, it is now necessary to move further towards a modern and flexible working environment. “We can’t go back to the old model,” she said. Working parents can better combine work and family, which is also in the company’s economic interests.
According to ARD, this representative study was carried out by Prognos AG (European Economic Research and Strategic Consulting Center) in cooperation with the Allensbach Institute of Demography. From the company’s perspective, the HR manager was surveyed and conducted 750 telephone interviews in the spring and summer of 2020, and 700 interviews in the spring of 2021.
Working parents with children under 15 also received two online interviews. There are nearly 1,500 surveys in 2020 and 1,000 this year. In the second step, a more detailed case study was conducted on six companies from different industries and regions.
