Stiftung flexible Arbeitswelt

The Stiftung flexible Arbeitswelt is a non-profit private foundation based in Berlin. Its purpose is to promote education, science, and research in the field of flexibilization of the working world, personnel deployment, and employment relationships. It initiates and supports seminars, training courses, further education events, and research projects, awards scholarships to students and researchers, and publishes its own series of publications (e.g., "The Future of the Working World" – volumes 4–6). The foundation works closely with business, politics, and academia to actively shape demographic change, digitalization, and skilled labor shortages, and to develop pragmatic recommendations for action for companies and decision-makers.

The Stiftung flexible Arbeitswelt accompanies the continuous transformation of the labor market and working environment through dialogue with business, science, and politics. It seeks to answer questions such as: How do people want to work in the future? What demands does the economy place on employees? Its goal is to promote innovative education and qualification measures, to incorporate scientific findings, and to contribute them to the political process in order to shape a future-proof, flexible, and sustainable working world.

The foundation’s funding programs are aimed at stakeholders from business, academia, and politics, as well as personnel service providers who wish to support low-skilled workers, individuals with migration backgrounds, and skilled professionals in the context of digitalization. Additionally, the foundation supports students and researchers engaged with topics related to the flexibilization of the working world. With its model project “Qualification Bonus in Temporary Employment,” it specifically targets companies in the personnel services sector to strengthen cooperation with educational institutions and counteract labor shortages.