Employees who worked from home for the first time because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were not included in the definition of mobile work. Also not included were activities related to the transport of people or goods.
The source does not provide the original wording of the question posed during the survey.
Multiple answers were possible.
According to a survey published in Germany in October 2020, ** percent of respondents stated that their job included some form of mobile work. Client visits were the most common style of mobile work, followed by business trips and home office.
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