Spain's highest administrative court has recently ruled that civil servants are authorised – regardless of the amount of work performed – to carry out a secondary paid activity in the private sector provided that it does not fall within the incompatibilities set by the 2012 law and that the compensation does not exceed 30% of the individual's annual civil service income.

In a bid to encourage senior citizens to continue working for as long as possible and under the best possible conditions, particularly since the implementation of the new Pension Act, a set of measures has been negotiated with the trade unions. Those over 50 years of age are offered an additional week's leave, the possibility of fractioned holiday leave, adapted working conditions and guaranteed job security.

Canada has developed an alternative to working from home but without having to go to an office when it is far away: alternative workspaces. Under the GCcoworking initiative, the federal government has opened ten sites (five in the capital region and five in major urban centres across the country). They feature different types of workstations, allowing individual and collaborative work, the possibility to organise meetings, and (not least) a friendly environment.