diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/kit/ifv/mobitopp/actitopp/Coordinator.java b/src/main/java/edu/kit/ifv/mobitopp/actitopp/Coordinator.java
index b5ebe54..34d27a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/kit/ifv/mobitopp/actitopp/Coordinator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/kit/ifv/mobitopp/actitopp/Coordinator.java
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ private void executeStep2(String id)
   	    	step.disableAlternative("H"); 
 	    	}
   	    
+  	    // disable working activity if person is not allowed to work
+  	    if (!person.isAllowedToWork()) step.disableAlternative("W");
+  	    
   	    if (Configuration.coordinated_modelling)
   	    {
 	  	    // if number of working days is achieved, disable W as alternative
@@ -449,6 +452,9 @@ private void executeStep4(String id)
     	    // create step object
     	    DCDefaultModelStep step = new DCDefaultModelStep(id, fileBase, lookup, randomgenerator);
     	    
+    	    // disable working activity if person is not allowed to work
+    	    if (!person.isAllowedToWork()) step.disableAlternative("W");
+    	    
     	    // if number of working days is achieved, disable W as alternative
     	    if (
     	    		person.getAttributefromMap("anztage_w") <= pattern.countDaysWithSpecificActivity(ActivityType.WORK) &&
@@ -595,6 +601,9 @@ private void executeStep6(String id)
       	    // create step object
       	    DCDefaultModelStep step = new DCDefaultModelStep(id, fileBase, lookup, randomgenerator);
       	    
+      	    // disable working activity if person is not allowed to work
+      	    if (!person.isAllowedToWork()) step.disableAlternative("W");
+      	    
       	    // if number of working days is achieved, disable W as alternative
       	    if (
       	    		person.getAttributefromMap("anztage_w") <= pattern.countDaysWithSpecificActivity(ActivityType.WORK) &&
@@ -771,7 +780,7 @@ private void placeJointActivitiesIntoPattern() throws InvalidPatternException
 	  	
 	  	
 	  	/*
-	  	 * step 5: 	if joint type is 1 or 3, i.e., there is a joint trip included, the acitivity needs to be the first in the tour if the originating 
+	  	 * step 5: 	if joint type is 1 or 3, i.e., there is a joint trip included, the activity needs to be the first in the tour if the originating 
 	  	 * 					one is the first on in the tour too (of the household member created the activity)
 	  	 * 
 	  	 * 					for such cases, only use the remaining activities that are the first one in their tour
@@ -2436,15 +2445,23 @@ private void selectWithWhomforJointActions()
 				Map<Integer,ActitoppPerson> otherunmodeledpersinhh = new HashMap<Integer, ActitoppPerson>();
 				// first add all other household members
 				otherunmodeledpersinhh.putAll(person.getHousehold().getHouseholdmembers());				
-				// delete all members that are already modeled or the person itself
+				
 				List<Integer> keyValues = new ArrayList<>(otherunmodeledpersinhh.keySet());
 				for (Integer key : keyValues) 
 				{
 					ActitoppPerson tmpperson = otherunmodeledpersinhh.get(key);
+					// delete all members that are already modeled or the person itself 
 					if (tmpperson.getWeekPattern()!=null || tmpperson.getPersIndex()==person.getPersIndex()) 
 					{
 						otherunmodeledpersinhh.remove(key);
 					}
+					// remove person if activity is working and other person is not allowed to work
+					if (tmpactivity.getActivityType()==ActivityType.WORK && 
+							tmpactivity.getJointStatus()!=JointStatus.JOINTTRIP &&
+							!tmpperson.isAllowedToWork()) 
+					{
+						otherunmodeledpersinhh.remove(key);
+					}
 				}
 				
 				if (otherunmodeledpersinhh.size()>0)
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/kit/ifv/mobitopp/actitopp/HActivity.java b/src/main/java/edu/kit/ifv/mobitopp/actitopp/HActivity.java
index dc5cd52..0021205 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/kit/ifv/mobitopp/actitopp/HActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/kit/ifv/mobitopp/actitopp/HActivity.java
@@ -125,12 +125,14 @@ public void setIndex(int index)
 	public ActivityType getActivityType()
 	{
 		assert ActivityType.FULLSET.contains(acttype) : "unknown activity type:" + acttype;
+		if (!getPerson().isAllowedToWork()) assert acttype!=ActivityType.WORK : "person is not allowed to work!";
 		return acttype;
 	}
 
 	public void setActivityType(ActivityType acttype)
 	{
 		assert ActivityType.FULLSET.contains(acttype) : "unknown activity type:" + acttype;
+		if (!getPerson().isAllowedToWork()) assert acttype!=ActivityType.WORK : "person is not allowed to work!";
 		this.acttype = acttype;
 	}