Proclamation on the Future of Work

Digitization is having a bumpy ride in Germany. It’s greeted with distinct mistrust in many quarters – employee reps who fear rampant flexibilisation of the labour market, bosses of companies both big and small gradually waking up to what’s about to hit them, and political parties unused to having to share their power as opinion- and decision-makers with digitally active well informed citizens. On top of this come increasing numbers of people who find present day work structures too restrictive and who use the elements of digitization now at their fingertips to give themselves more breathing space at work.