Future of Work

“Minijobs”, part-time work, temporary agency work and low-paid work. More and more workers are employed on conditions very different from those of traditional employment contracts.More ...

WALA GmbH is renowned for its pharmaceutical products and the Dr. Hauschka range of organic cosmetics.More ...

Companies and organisations hope to lower costs by shifting operational activities to external service providers. However, outsourcing can also have disadvantages – many are already shifting jobs back.More ...

There is in fact a growing alternative economy that is more delicately structured, yet still networked globally – a new reality is beginning to materialise beyond the realm of mass production. It is a different world that is not still on the draughtboard , but has actually already started to take concrete shape. By Holm Friebe and Thomas RamgeMore ...

In the shadow of the euphoria about creative economic growth a host of highly-qualified, low-earning creative workers is emerging throughout the country, often living from hand to mouth like day labourers. By Alexandra ManskeMore ...

The hours people work have become more flexible, less regular and less reliable. The spheres of family and working life are no longer clearly separated. More ...

In the current debate about precarisation, the artist appears to embody the successful combination of unlimited and wide-ranging ideas, creativity on command and clever self-marketing which is demanded of everyone in today's workforce. By Marion von OstenMore ...

Discussing work: on the exchange between work, sport and play. Interview: Bernd WannenmacherMore ...

An Interview with Professor Dr Meinhard Miegel and Professor Dr Oskar NegtMore ...

Job, money, life – nothing is certain any more. A new class of the exploited is rebelling: the precariat. By Thomas GrossMore ...

The present-day crises and upheavals in the working world appear in a different light when viewed against the backdrop of history. By Jürgen KockaMore ...

The alarm clock sounds – time to get up, get dressed and be swallowed up by a grey building. Working for wages, eight hours a day, five days a week, only to be spat out onto the street when it's time to head home. Distinguishing between work and leisure time seems so easy. By Tanja KämperMore ...

Claiming confidently "We'll find something better than a permanent position, no problem!", a class of "digital bohemians" is emerging, and not only in the big cities, as the new avant-garde of the working society. By Holm FriebeMore ...

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world of work is characterised by growing insecurity. By Birgit MahnkopfMore ...