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Professional participation and inclusion

The CC has a high level of expertise in the field of participation in working life, analyses key issues in the context and provides them for different target groups in a practical way.

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Its mission is to promote participation and inclusion in economic and social policies.

As part of the scientific community, the CC is networked nationally and internationally and is in regular exchange with key stakeholders from civil society, business and politics.

Surveys and usability tests with target groups (employers, employees with disabilities or chronic illnesses, consulting institutions) are also part of the activities and incorporated into the studies, publications and information offered by the CC.

The CC sees the economic potential of equal participation of all people, raises awareness of barrier-free access to information, communication and digitization, and consistently considers the topic of participation in working life in its offers and research projects.

Information and services of the CC are available at www.rehadat.de and www.iw-elan.de.

Contact Persons

Petra Bergerhof

Petra Bergerhof

Clerk at the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-844
Anja Brockhagen

Anja Brockhagen

Scientific advisor in the REHADAT and IW-Elan projects

Tel: +49 221 4981-845
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Mareike Decker

Mareike Decker

Team leader REHADAT Assistive Technology

Tel: +49 221 4981-806

Nico Kaiser

IT developer in the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-878
Heike Knaak

Heike Knaak

Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-814
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Andrea Kurtenacker

Andrea Kurtenacker

Head of Professional Participation and Inclusion Research Unit and Project management REHADAT

Tel: +49 221 4981-820 Andrea Kurtenacker
Maisun Lange

Maisun Lange

Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-808
Britta Lüssem

Britta Lüssem

Web developer in the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-827
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Wiebke Modler

Wiebke Modler

Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-826
Georg Nacken

Georg Nacken

Content Manager at the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-882
Johanna Margareta Offer

Johanna Margareta Offer

Scientific officer in the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-540
Eva Rabung

Eva Rabung

Team leader REHADAT-Portale

Tel: +49 221 4981-867
Guido Schlagheck

Guido Schlagheck

Scientific consultant in the IW-Elan project

Tel: +49 221 4981-858
Martin Selbach

Martin Selbach

Deputy Manager REHADAT and Head of IW-Elan

Tel: +49 221 4981-836
Thomas Stude

Thomas Stude

Clerk at the IW-Elan project

Tel: +49 221 4981-829
Frank Tomaszewski

Frank Tomaszewski

Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-809
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Philipp Johann Trögeler

Philipp Johann Trögeler

Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-835
Peter M. van Haasteren

Peter M. van Haasteren

Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-843

Michael Wenzel

IT developer in the IW-Elan project

Tel: +49 221 9481-734
Rufus Witt

Rufus Witt

Clerk at the REHADAT project

Tel: +49 221 4981-853
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How Companies and Employees Assess its Effects on Productivity
IW-Trends No. 4 22. January 2025

More Productive with AI?: How Companies and Employees Assess its Effects on Productivity

Andrea Hammermann / Roschan Monsef / Oliver Stettes

Almost one third of all employees in Germany have had at least one new artificial intelligence (AI) application introduced at their workplace since 2022. AI is most commonly used for automatic data processing and text recognition.

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Proliferation of works councils and the desire for interest representation
IW-Report No. 1 19. January 2025

Proliferation of works councils and the desire for interest representation

Oliver Stettes

Works councils exist in 7 per cent of the German establishments with five and more employees. The coverage rate has fallen significantly in the long run. Non-existence of works councils is, however, not equivalent to a lack of participation by the employees.

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What the Microcensus Tells us about its Occurrence and Consequences
IW-Trends No. 4 14. January 2025

Growing up in Educationally Disadvantaged Families: What the Microcensus Tells us about its Occurrence and Consequences

Wido Geis-Thöne

In recent years, more and more children in Germany have been growing up in educationally disadvantaged environments.

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Employment Dynamics in the Low-wage Sector
IW-Trends No. 4 4. December 2024

Employment Dynamics in the Low-wage Sector

Holger Schäfer

In 2021 around 13 per cent of the working-age population, or 19 per cent of those in dependent employment, were receiving a low wage, showing that this pay segment is continuing to decline.

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Employment shortly before and after retirement
Expertise 11. November 2024

Employment shortly before and after retirement

Andrea Hammermann / Jochen Pimpertz / Oliver Stettes

As a result of demographic trends, around a quarter of all employees in the mechanical engineering sector are expected to retire in the next ten years. This corresponds to more than 296,000 people.

IW

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