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§ 21 ArbSchG obliges German authorities to inspect 5 % of all companies from 2026 – a tenfold increase. Numbers, sources and what it means for your GB Psych.
The 5% inspection quota from 2026 brings labour authorities back to the gates. Companies that survey their psychological risk assessment internally via Excel or Forms also risk a parallel GDPR fine under Article 9 — up to 20 million euros or 4 % of group revenue.
Rainer Orthober
Germany’s federal data protection authority has presented its 2025 report: 11,824 submissions (+36% YoY, more than doubled in two years), 80 on-site inspections, a €45m fine against Vodafone. What it means for employee surveys and self-conducted psychological risk assessments.
Rainer Orthober
GDA pilot year 2026, NRW SuGA report and the BW Competence Centre: authorities now check the GB Psych not just whether, but how. Status quo, numbers, sources.
Rainer Orthober
BW Annual Report 2023: state supervisors hit just 43 % of their GDA-Psyche target – Tübingen 24 %, Stuttgart 40 %. The 2026 5% quota will change that.
Paul Wolf
§ 21 ArbSchG obliges German authorities to inspect 5 % of all companies from 2026 – a tenfold increase. Numbers, sources and what it means for your GB Psych.
Patrick Kutzer
On February 19, 2026, District Director Dirk Schneller (Barmenia Gothaer) hosted a networking evening for business owners – featuring a panel discussion with tennis professional Nicolas Kiefer on mental health as a key success factor.
SafeMind & HWK Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Stade: Free webinar on psychological risk assessment for craft businesses. May 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM.
Patrick Kutzer
Free Lecavo online training: Safety specialists learn to implement psychological risk assessments legally and efficiently with SafeMind.
On February 10, 2026, SafeMind and the Handwerkskammer Trier (Chamber of Crafts) hosted a joint online seminar on psychological risk assessment.
Patrick Kutzer