Carried out by the Austrian Presidency of the European Union as part of the EUPAN network, this study examines the latest developments in terms of time management, work location and organisational methods in European administrations. By addressing the legal and sociological aspects and presenting various practices, the aim is to show how to respond to many challenges, such as those related to digital deployment.

Luxembourg will award a mortgage interest subsidy for its civil servants in order to reduce the expenses of repaying a mortgage taken out to build, purchase or convert accommodation serving as a primary and permanent residence. The subsidy is fixed at 0.50% (increased by the same amount for each dependent child) and is calculated on the balance of the loan multiplied by the rate indicated on the amortisation table.

Labour unions and the Spanish government have signed an agreement to gradually extend the length of paternity leave for civil servants. It increases leave from 5 to 8 weeks at the beginning of this year, then to 12 weeks in 2020 and to 16 weeks in 2021. The government wanted to create a social pact for the future by helping to eradicate the gap between the careers of men and women after the birth of a child.