The study, conducted by the Union German trade unions It was seen by the German News Agency in Berlin that 76 percent of the employees who spoke of a major labor shortage in their workplaces were forced to perform additional tasks due to this shortage.
60 percent of them talked about increasing the pace of work to offset the consequences of the labor shortage, which had various consequences on health.
For the new survey from the “Good Work Index” series of studies issued by the Federation of Trade Unions, a random sample of 6,985 employees was surveyed.
According to the survey, teachers, workers in nursing and nursing homes, and vehicle drivers are the ones who most reported high levels of stress the job.
The influence of employees on the structure of the work assigned to them decreases if they suffer from a shortage of workers in their employers.
57 percent of these said that they had to work extra hours or adapt their working hours to work requirements due to a shortage of employees. According to the survey, the shortage of employees means that 30 percent of them are forced to take on tasks for which they are not qualified.
The Federation of Trade Unions warns of negative effects, specifically on the quality of services provided to students, patients, or bus passengers, for example.
