The Stress Report Germany 2012 shows impressively that great mental requirements are imposed on German employees. Some of these requirements make the work appear particularly intensive and demanding and can therefore be summarised as "work intensity". Research shows that permanently high work intensity is at the cost of employees’ health. This factsheet gives some indication of how frequently employees in Germany are confronted with intensity of work, how stressful they regard this and what can be done about it. The findings of the latest BIBB/BAuA Employment Survey 2012 are presented here for those in dependent employment - self-employed and freelancers are not taken into account.