The average number of sick days is steadily increasing in Germany's civil service. A report by the Federal Ministry of the Interior notes an increase of five days' sick leave per year on average over the past ten years. The federal state of Brandenburg has set up a special budget dedicated to funding the measures included in the federal plan for the prevention of psychosocial risks. €50 has been earmarked for each civil servant.

In 2016, the Yvelines local national health insurance office (CPAM) began to implement a “liberated” organisational environment, inspired by Isaac Getz's research on liberated companies. Working hours are more flexible, the decision-making hierarchy has been simplified, employees' initiatives are welcomed, and autonomy is the priority. An initial evaluation shows that absenteeism declined by nearly 30% in one year, with a 15% increase in the number of calls answered.

The first survey on quality of life and workplace motivation in the Luxembourg civil service has been carried out in collaboration with the University of Luxembourg and market research firm TNS Ilres. 6,848 civil servants (i.e. one in four) filled in an online questionnaire. An analysis of the results shows that Luxembourg's civil servants consider their autonomy and the content of their assignments to be more important motivating factors than their pay.