In Germany, working from home still has a bright future ahead

The majority of German employers believe that remote workers' productivity levels are equivalent to those of in-office workers. — Photography Luke Peters/Unsplash/AFP Relaxnews

Around the world, many companies are now urging their employees to return to the office on a more regular basis. They justify this choice by arguing that working from home is detrimental to productivity. In Germany, however, this line of argument might fail to make headway, since the country's employers seem to take a more positive view of WFH productivity.

The majority of German companies believe that the productivity level of remote workers is equivalent to that of in-office workers, according to a survey* by the Ifo Institute. In fact, 60.1% of them believe that their employees are just as efficient working remotely as they are in the office. Only 31.6% of those questioned by the institute believe that workers would be more productive if they worked solely in the office.