remote work / home-based work
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remote work
A modern form of work in which employees do their professional tasks from home, often with the help of a computer. Synonymous with home office.
Viele Firmen bieten ihren Mitarbeitern inzwischen zwei Tage Heimarbeit pro Woche an.
Many companies now offer their employees two days of remote work per week.
home-based work
A traditional form of paid work carried out at home for an employer, usually involving manual work or simple assembly tasks.
Früher war das Zusammensetzen von Uhrenteilen eine typische Heimarbeit im Schwarzwald.
In the past, assembling watch parts was typical home-based work in the Black Forest.
The word consists of 'Heim' (home, another word for Zuhause) and 'Arbeit' (work). So it literally describes work that you do at home.
Dank der Möglichkeit zur Heimarbeit kann ich Familie und Beruf besser vereinbaren.
Thanks to the option of remote work, I can better balance family and career.
The meaning depends heavily on the context. In connection with 'Computer' (computer), 'Büro' (office), 'Angestellte' (employees), or 'online' (online), it means modern office work from home. If people are talking about 'manueller Arbeit' (manual work), 'Montage' (assembly), or historical occupations, the traditional form is meant.
Für meine Heimarbeit brauche ich nur einen Laptop und eine stabile Internetverbindung.
For my remote work, I only need a laptop and a stable internet connection.
To express that someone is working from home, the preposition 'in' is often used. You can say 'in Heimarbeit sein' (to be working from home) or 'etwas in Heimarbeit erledigen' (to do something from home).
Ich bin heute in Heimarbeit und daher nicht im Büro erreichbar.
I am working from home today and therefore cannot be reached at the office.
In the modern context, 'Heimarbeit' (remote work) is often used with verbs such as 'anbieten' (to offer), 'beantragen' (to apply for/request), 'genehmigen' (to approve), or 'machen' (to do). People also talk about 'Tagen in Heimarbeit' (days working from home).
Mein Chef hat mir zwei Tage Heimarbeit pro Woche genehmigt.
My boss approved two days of remote work per week for me.
remote work / home office
Homeoffice and Heimarbeit can both refer to professional work done at home. Homeoffice is the usual modern term for tasks that are often done on a computer instead of in the office. Heimarbeit can be used in this sense too, but it also refers to traditional manual work or simple assembly work done at home.
Mara setzt in Heimarbeit kleine Bauteile für einen Betrieb zusammen.
Mara assembles small components for a company as home-based work.
Mara beantwortet heute im Homeoffice die E-Mails ihrer Kunden.
Mara is answering her customers’ emails from her home office today.
