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Staff selection and development should be adapt-
ed to the requirements of the work at hand. Not all
workers want to, or can, work flexibly. Finding com-
mon ground between the interests of the company
and workers requires negotiating the degree of flex-
ibility and appropriate training for workers. It is im-
portant to keep individual limits in mind and to put
suitable prevention measures in place in the event
that these limits are exceeded.
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Concepts for designing mobile work should take into
consideration the different configurations of strain
depending on the type of mobility. For example, work-
ers on the road with a high degree of autonomytend
to work longer hours and not take enough breaks,
whereas telecommuters tend to suffer from social iso-
lation and a lack of recognition for the work they do.
Accordingly, framework conditions that promote good
health and safety need to be established in the form of
a culture of prevention that allows people who work in a
spatially and temporally flexible environment to do their
job without negative consequences for their health.
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