The Austrian Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of the legal accident insurance that an accident that occurred in February 2023 while commuting on an e-scooter could not be considered an accident at work. The reason given is that this means of transport is ‘generally not accepted or safe’.

In 2024, the number of occupational accidents (OI) in Finland reached 115,000 cases among employees, including 24,000 commuting accidents. Compared with the previous year, this represents a 4% increase in occupational accidents and a 10% rise in commuting accidents. The frequency rate of occupational accidents also increased, reaching 25.4 cases per million hours worked, compared with 24.6 in 2023.

In response to the ageing workforce, the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) has published the first edition of the Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI).

Thanks to a new solution that uses voice recognition and artificial intelligence (AI), the time spent recording care tasks has been reduced from 45' daily to 20', equivalent to 6% of working time. "We need to have the courage to embrace new technologies so that our skilled staff can focus on what machines can't replace: meeting people," says Minna Nissinen, Business Development Manager at Attendo behind the solution.