A survey conducted by the Luxembourg Employers' Association (UEL) found that many employers were in favour of working from home. According to a study of 1,073 companies, a majority of employers would like to offer more remote work to their employees. The survey's results, which accounts for 39% of employees, are rather encouraging for remote work. In contrast, 48% of businesses which permit remote work do not extend the practice to all staff, with some categories of employees prohibited from working from home. 6% of companies do not allow cross-border staff to work from home at all. Other sectors cannot permit working from home due to the nature of the work, such as crafts, trade, construction or catering, or any activity which requires in-person work.
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