Satellite Event | How Does Remote Work Reshape Our Working Day?
Thursday 15 October 2026 | Luxembourg | In person
On 15 October, hbits and Eurostat hosted a Satellite Event on Time Use Surveys in Luxembourg, bringing together delegates from National Statistical Institutes across Europe to explore how digital tools can support the next generation of time-use research.
Veronique Van Acker (LISER) presented the WinWin4WorkLife project’s harmonised approach to measuring remote working arrangements across five countries: Germany, Finland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Slovakia. Combining 24-hour time diaries on remote and office days, context surveys and geotracking, the study uses the MOTUS platform to investigate how remote work changes everyday life.
The first diaries suggest that, compared with office days, remote working days involve:
- Around one hour less commuting.
- More time for household tasks, care and leisure.
- Less perceived time pressure and work experienced as more productive.
- A similar daily rhythm of paid work.
- More time spent alone and more work combined with other activities.
These findings are preliminary. Sample quality is still being assessed in some case studies, and the figures may change.
The event provided an opportunity to exchange with European statistical experts on the value of harmonised data for understanding remote work and informing policy.
Many thanks to Eniel Ninka and Eurostat, all participating NSI delegates, and Joeri Minnen (hbits) and Theun Pieter van Tienoven (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) for their contributions to the workshop.
