Overview
- An ifo survey of about 9,000 firms reports Friday as the most common work-from-home day in 55% of companies, with Monday at 35%.
- Roughly 64% of companies in Germany offer homeworking options, with industry and services adopting it far more than trade and construction.
- A Fraunhofer analysis of around 11,000 Techniker Krankenkasse employees finds measurable output averages about 20% higher at home than in the office.
- The same analysis identifies a company-level tipping point near a 60% homeworking share, after which overall productivity no longer rises and can decline.
- Many employers are codifying hybrid schedules, reserving office days for collaboration and mentoring and assigning home days to focused tasks.