CEOs, managers and HR managers in German companies
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source does not provide the original wording of the question posed during the survey. The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original. The figures in this statistic refer to the 16 percent of companies which stated that they had had problems implementing home office.
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Types of problems when working from home during COVID-19 in Germany 2020
In 2020, the majority of companies that stated that they had had problems implementing working from home arrangements for their employees during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cited technical issues as the biggest source of their problems, at ** percent. Of these, ** percent reported that their staff lacked the technical requirements to work from home efficiently.
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ifo Institut. (November 23, 2020). Types of technical, organizational and staff problems due to working from home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Germany in 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1285760/working-from-home-difficulties-covid-19-germany/
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