WinWin4WorkLife is an EU-funded project which envisions to enable healthy, inclusive and sustainable remote work arrangements (RWA) in Europe by combining employer and employee perspectives into a single framework.
The project has five key objectives:
- GAIN an interdisciplinary understanding of how the private and work spheres interact when working remotely;
- ASSESS which living and working conditions ensure a healthy work-life balance in RWA for both men and women
living in urban, rural and cross-border areas; - DEVELOP forecasting models of the impacts of different scenarios of RWA on mobility, land use, air quality, noise
and health; - ENHANCE knowledge on the role of culture, regional context and welfare systems in the uptake of RWA by employees
and employers; and - PROVIDE a comprehensive set of evidence-based spatial policies for a sustainable implementation of RWA, based
on co-creation processes with stakeholders and citizens.
To do so, WinWin4WorkLife will collect novel and comprehensive data in 5 European countries (DE, FI, LU, PT, SK),
selected to represent different welfare systems, housing and labour markets, and cultural norms towards remote work.
Data collection consists of:
- An employer survey focused on organizational support for RWA, impacts on skills retention
and productivity, and intentions to relocate; and - An employee study including a survey, time-use diaries and interviews focused on employee circumstances, gendered RWA experiences, impacts on work-life balance and mental health, as well as residential or job relocation, and social security and taxation issues.
This quantitative and qualitative data will feed custom-made spatial forecasting models to assess wider urban/rural regeneration, environmental and health impacts.
Close and continuous engagement with planning, policy, business, and institutional stakeholders through Delphi surveys and local workshops will ensure concrete and context-sensitive policy actions and measures for the sustainable uptake of RWA in Europe.