واستكمل تقرير مؤقت صادر في آذار/ مارس 1998 بشأن خطوات التنفيذ المشترك بين الولايات برنامج عمل الحكومة الاتحادية بواسطة تدابير مستقبلية إضافية.
Part-time employment for those approaching retirement was introduced as a new element in 1998. This is part-time employment until retirement age with half of the previous working hours for civil servants who have already turned 55. There is an option here where employees may work half days over the entire period or select a block model combining working and leisure phases.