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The Institute for Employment and Employability (IBE) at the University for Economics and Society Ludwigshafen has conducted a study on the topic of grassroots work in four selected industries as part of the BMBF framework programme ‘Understanding Society - Shaping the Future’ in the guideline for funding projects on the topic of ‘Social Impact of the Corona Pandemic - Research for Integration, Participation and Renewal’. The aim of the project was to develop concepts and recommendations, taking into account key trends in the world of work and the implications of the coronavirus pandemic, in order to achieve good working conditions and increased appreciation in grassroots work in the long term. In the survey period from 7 February 2024 to 29 February 2024, full-time or part-time working people aged 18-65 from the healthcare, gardening and landscaping, household-related services, hotel and catering industries were surveyed in online interviews (CAWI). The respondents were selected using a quota sample from two online access panels (Meinungsplatz 279, Mingle 240) as well as distributors from the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region and interview partners from the qualitative study.Impact of the pandemic on the company (scale); positive or negative impact on day-to-day business in the company; positive or negative impact on the work of basic workers in the company; changes resulting from the coronavirus pandemic that still apply today; current main requirements for basic workers; changes to the selected requirements as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; appreciation of basic workers in the company; assessment of the effectiveness of selected measures to increase appreciation of basic workers in the company; appreciation of basic workers in society; assessment of the effectiveness of selected measures to increase appreciation of basic workers in society; appreciation of basic workers in politics; assessment of the effectiveness of selected measures to increase...