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WinWin4WorkLife · Project

Optimizing Remote Work for Employee Well-being and Company Productivity

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Imagine trying to find the sweet spot where employees are happy working from home and bosses are happy with the results. This effort looks at how remote work changes where people live and how they spend their time. It's like creating a guidebook to make sure working from anywhere doesn't lead to burnout or empty city centers.

By the numbers
15
partners
12
countries involved
5
European regions for data collection
2
digital dashboards
18
peer-reviewed publications
100
stakeholders for co-creation
The business problem

What needed solving

Companies struggle to balance remote work flexibility with productivity and employee mental health. There is a lack of data on how these arrangements affect long-term residential patterns and taxation.

The solution

What was built

Two digital dashboards for employees and employers, four open datasets, and a multilingual policy roadmap.

Audience

Who needs this

Chief People OfficersUrban Planning AgenciesRemote-first Tech CompaniesGovernment Labor Departments
Business applications

Who can put this to work

Human Resources Technology
SME
Target: HR software provider

If you are a software provider dealing with poor employee retention in remote setups — this project developed 2 digital dashboards that help employers and employees track and improve work-life balance.

Urban Planning
mid-size
Target: Municipal consultancy

If you are a consultancy dealing with declining city center activity — this project developed forecasting models that predict how remote work changes residential patterns and land use.

Corporate Real Estate
enterprise
Target: Office space manager

If you are a manager dealing with underutilized office assets — this project developed data on employer intentions to relocate and how remote work affects company performance.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

What is the cost or price for implementing these findings?

Based on available project data, no specific pricing or cost structures for the resulting tools are mentioned.

Can this be scaled to an industrial level?

The project collects data across 5 European countries and involves 15 partners, suggesting the models are designed for cross-border scalability.

What are the IP and licensing terms for the dashboards?

Based on available project data, the project aims for open datasets and a policy roadmap, but specific licensing for the digital dashboards is not detailed.

How does this help with remote work regulations?

The project produces a multilingual policy roadmap and a European Manifesto to guide sustainable remote work laws.

What is the timeline for the results?

The project is active from 2024-02-01 and is scheduled to conclude by 2027-07-31.

Consortium

Who built it

The consortium is research-heavy with 7 universities and 4 research institutes, but maintains a 20% industry ratio with 3 industrial partners, including 2 SMEs. This balance suggests the project is grounded in academic rigor while ensuring the 2 digital dashboards are designed with practical business utility in mind.

How to reach the team

Contact LISER - Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research

Next steps

Talk to the team behind this work.

Contact us to get early access to the remote work forecasting models.