Community of practices

Welcome to the REMAKING Community of Practices

This community of practices is a virtual space to share, discuss, and comment on learning initiatives among workers, practitioners, policymakers, and other specialised stakeholders. It empowers them and raises awareness of challenges and opportunities related to smart workers’ lives. The space also collects best practices, recommendations, and examples of success, creating sustainable resources for all involved.

RESOURCES

This section gathers articles, papers, reports and other relevant resources related to remote work, hybrid work, smart work and their wider impacts. It is designed as a shared knowledge space for workers, practitioners, policymakers, researchers and other stakeholders interested in understanding how remote work is transforming working lives, organisations and territories.

The resources included here aim to support reflection, discussion and mutual learning within the REMAKING Community of Practices. They may address topics such as work-life balance, wellbeing, digitalisation, labour rights, territorial change, coworking spaces, near working, digital nomadism, displaced workers, company practices and policy responses.

The New York Times published an article about a research on remote work that contains interesting data to supplement the knowledge acquired after the REMAKING survey

The research highlights that younger workers face significant career disadvantages when working remotely — including less mentoring, fewer advancement opportunities, and higher unemployment — which is why many of them are returning to the office despite generally preferring flexible work.

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Top Brussels official urges Europeans to work from home and drive less

EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen is calling on citizens and companies to take immediate steps to reduce energy pressure across the EU.

These recommendations have been announced after an extraordinary meeting of the EU’s 27 energy ministers on Tuesday to discuss the crisis.

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The empty desk policy: Why remote work is the sustainability win we’re ignoring

The article argues that widespread remote work (“the empty desk policy”) is an overlooked but powerful sustainability solution, criticizing the push to return to offices as outdated and based on mistrust rather than evidence. It highlights how eliminating daily commutes would significantly cut emissions, reduce wasted time and energy, and improve workers’ wellbeing and productivity, while also lowering company costs. The author emphasizes that office-centric models exclude many people—especially caregivers, disabled individuals, and others with constraints—thereby reinforcing inequality. Ultimately, the piece frames the right to work remotely as a simple, humane systemic shift that benefits businesses, society, and the planet, urging policymakers and employers to embrace it as a practical step toward a more sustainable and inclusive future.

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Brave new world of remote working in rural areas yet to materialise

REMAKING has been featured in The Irish Times, one of Ireland’s most prestigious newspapers. Paul Ryan and Giulio Buciuni from Trinity College Dublin share their views based on the insights gained from REMAKING’s case study on high-tech skilled workers.

The article highlights that many workers are choosing suburban areas instead of relocating to more remote communities. The piece also underlines the need for stronger policies and long-term strategies to make remote work a real driver of regional development.

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CONTRIBUTE TO THE REMAKING COMMUNITY

Share resources, articles and experiences on remote work

 

  • Do you know of an article, academic paper, report, initiative or practical experience related to remote work, hybrid work, smart work or near working? The REMAKING Community of Practices welcomes contributions from workers, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, companies, coworking spaces and local stakeholders.
  • Shared resources can help enrich collective knowledge, inspire future recommendations and support wider debate on the social, economic, organisational and territorial impacts of remote work.

Research and Knowledge

 

  • You can share academic papers, policy reports, institutional studies, data, evidence and analysis related to remote work and its wider impacts.

Good Practices

 

  • You can send examples of company policies, coworking or near-working models, local initiatives, support measures for workers, or other practical experiences that may inspire other actors.

Voices and Experiences

 

  • You can contribute worker testimonies, practitioner reflections, stakeholder comments, event information, webinars or other relevant experiences connected to remote and smart work.

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Send your contribution to: info@remaking-project.eu