Since the Covid pandemic, telework has surged across Europe, becoming a new norm for many professionals whose jobs do not require a constant on-site presence. Among these remote workers are the so-called ‘digital nomads,’ who move between locations, and others who occasionally work from a different EU Member State than where they usually reside—often for personal reasons.
Described by the European Labour Authority as an “increasingly rising phenomenon”, cross-border teleworking raises several questions in terms of Labour law, social security, taxes or immigration.
We need your opinion!
This year, the ECAS Awards 2025 will focus on cross-border telework, questioning whether EU citizens benefits from work environments which are sufficiently adapted to their new life styles, and how EU legislation should be created or adapted to ensure that the rights of cross-border teleworkers are fully protected.
In the first phase of the ECAS Awards 2025, participants were asked to reply to the following question: “Do you think teleworking from other places in the EU is crucial for your professional productivity and personal well-being?”. 70% of you responded “yes, absolutely”, while 30% of you answered “occasionally”. Based on these results, we are now opening the second phase of the ECAS Awards, where we are inviting citizens to provide us with their solutions and recommendations to make cross-border telework a reality!
Where: ECAS crowdsourcing platform is where the magic happens.
Who: If you are an EU citizen, share your ideas!
