Overview
- Rheinland-Pfalz reports 27% of DAK-insured employees experiencing at least occasional conflicts between age groups.
- In Hessen, 23% of insured workers cite intergenerational tensions, including 20% among Generation Z.
- Generation Z places workplace climate first in priority (Hessen 72%, Rheinland-Pfalz 65%), followed by pay and then work–life balance.
- Under‑30 employees show lower sickness rates than the DAK average and tend to receive more frequent but shorter sick notes (e.g., 4.9% vs 5.6% in Hessen; 4.9% vs 5.7% in Rheinland-Pfalz).
- The report draws on anonymized administrative data analyzed by IGES (about 262,000 insured workers in Hessen and 147,000 in Rheinland-Pfalz) and representative Forsa surveys (around 1,000 respondents in Hessen and roughly 200 in Rheinland-Pfalz).