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Companies are faced with the challenge of coping with
these changes. Today, questions regarding feasibility
and technical possibilities are still often the first to be
asked. In the future, however, the main issue will be the
design of good working conditions, particularly in terms
of guiding performance and organising work.
The following chapters in this paper take a close look at
the most important developments in the world of work
resulting from the trends mentioned here. They describe
the impact on workers and discuss the consequences
and potential solutions for modern prevention work.
The mandate and task of the German Social Accident
Insurance Institutions is to effectively adapt preven-
tion concepts to changing forms of work and changing
requirements.
This position paper of the German Social Accident In
surance Institutions is directed both internally and
externally. It forms the framework for future projects in
which specific action points will be recommended to
companies for issues related to “new forms of work”.
New Forms of Work
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