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Holger Schäfer / Oliver Stettes IW-Report No. 29 12. August 2021 Employment plans of the companies 2021

For 2021 compared to the previous year, more firms expect an increase in their demand for labor than a decrease.

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Employment plans of the companies 2021
Holger Schäfer / Oliver Stettes IW-Report No. 29 12. August 2021

Employment plans of the companies 2021

German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

For 2021 compared to the previous year, more firms expect an increase in their demand for labor than a decrease.

This is a core result of a survey of some 1,300 firms in Germany in winter 2020. More particularly, firms that were positively affected by the corona crisis are optimistic. Also, large firms expect stronger growth of labor demand than small firms. To adjust the labor volume, firms use a wide variety of instruments. Most important is the hiring of new workers with open-ended contracts. The adjustment by variation of individual working time is less important. Firms use more flexible forms of employment like fixed-term contracts or temporary agency work typically as complements, not as a substitution for open-ended-contract work.

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Employment plans of the companies 2021
Holger Schäfer / Oliver Stettes IW-Report No. 29 12. August 2021

Employment plans of the companies 2021

German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

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Andrea Hammermann / Roschan Monsef / Oliver Stettes IW-Trends No. 4 22. January 2025

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

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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Holger Schäfer IW-Trends No. 4 4. December 2024

Employment Dynamics in the Low-wage Sector

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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