in 2017, the Germans were missing work less often than in the previous year. Mental illnesses, however. This is according to a media report from a paper of the Ministry of labour.
668 million days workers have been absent in the year 2017 due to illness. According to a report by the Federal Ministry of labour, which will be in the Cabinet and on the “image”newspaper reported.
In comparison to 2016, therefore, is the number of days of absence fell slightly; at that time there were 675 million. 107 million days of absence were recorded as a result of mental illness – ten years previously, this number was 48 million.
accessibility prevents switch-Off
In many companies, it lacked “the necessary sensitivity” to mental stress, said the state Secretary in the Federal Ministry of labour, Björn Böhning, the newspaper. “Above all, time pressure, constant availability and the often lamented insecurity due to temporary Jobs, too many workers.”
As one of the key problems the report identifies, according to the newspaper, the constant accessibility via e-Mail, SMS or telephone. This will go hand in hand “with a worse health Situation of the employees.” During leisure, 34 percent of the employees, of where constant accessibility is expected to be able to switch off. In the case of other workers is 55 percent.
