Case Study# 4 – Greater Region of Luxembourg

Remote Working Arrangements (RWA) like satellite offices for cross-border workers🏠

Significance of this area for remote work

Free public transport helps combat car dependency for work commutes, and remote work is seen as another potential solution. During the pandemic, empty streets highlighted the impact of mass remote work on mobility. However, in Luxembourg, with many cross-border workers, the impact may be limited due to differing taxation and social security rules across countries. Cross-border workers from Belgium, France, or Germany can work from home, but if they exceed a set number of days, they’re taxed and pay social security under their home country’s rules, which is often less advantageous than Luxembourg’s system. Consequently, many cross-border workers limit remote work to one day per week and continue regular commutes. To reduce commuting distances, many Luxembourg employers are investing in satellite offices near the border.

The Greater Region of Luxembourg in WinWin4WorkLife

1. Employer survey: LISER has already collected data from more than 2,500 Luxembourg companies about their experiences with remote work, organizational support for remote work, and concerns about productivity and mental health of their workforce. This employer survey also included three behavioural experiments about the employers’ (i) willingness to pay for remote work, (ii) bargaining power in wage offers, and (iii) office relocation decisions. Thank you if you were one of these 2,500 employers who participated in this survey!

2. Employee survey:We will collect data from at least 1,000 employees about their experiences and attitudes towards remote work and its impacts on work-life balance, productivity, and mental health. The survey will include a behavioral experiment on potential residential and workplace relocation decisions under different remote work scenarios. Respondents will be encouraged to participate in a second phase using the MOTUS time use diary app, with a goal of at least 400 participants. This will provide insights into the impact of remote work on daily time use and mobility. Additionally, in-depth interviews with at least 30 households will explore how remote work arrangements affect household dynamics, such as childcare responsibilities.

3. Transport forecasting model: Finally, based on insights from the employer and employee survey, a hybrid transport forecasting model will be extended. With a fine-grain resolution covering nearly 1,000 zones across the Greater Region of Luxembourg, this model will help assess how future remote working scenarios could impact mobility, land use, the environment, and transport system users

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