Legislation to support tele-work and reduce traffic

Agree with this completely.  The technology is there to allow people to work remotely with effectiveness.  The benefits of enabling this in terms of work life balance, reduction of traffic and carbon emissions is potentially huge.  The challenge is cultural in many organisations, but a push from legislation would help to start the change process.

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Je pense qu’il s’agit davantage d’initiatives que de textes législatifs. Une bonne idée, mais les employeurs et les travailleurs doivent avoir de bonnes raisons de l’adopter. Productivité, par exemple, baisse des coûts, augmentation du temps personnel, etc. L’idée peut toutefois être élargie et ses avantages se multiplient. Si un salarié peut télétravailler, pourquoi ne le faire pas depuis un lieu d’Europe du Sud où les frais de chauffage et de subsistance sont inférieurs à ceux de son domicile, au moins pendant une partie de l’année? Avant de rejeter l’idée, vérifiez quelle quantité d’énergie est consacrée au chauffage, à l’électricité, etc. en Europe centrale et septentrionale. Il existe d’autres avantages tels qu’un meilleur sentiment d’être européen, un changement du «climat personnel», peut-être moins la nécessité de voyager en vacances et bien d’autres encore.