How satisfied are Luxembourg employees with their jobs?

Whether workers in Luxembourg are satisfied with their workplace also has to do with their residence. This is what the Chamber of Employees presents in its latest Report on well -being at the workplace firmly. « The analysis makes it clear that there are significant differences between employees living in Luxembourg and border goers from neighboring countries, » said the examination.

While the Luxembourg citizens are mainly active in public service, in banking and insurance and health and social affairs – only 28 percent of all employment in Luxembourg have the Luxembourg nationality – French cross -border commuters work primarily in trade, information technology and services. German cross-border commuters are strongly in the construction industry, in finance and insurance and healthcare, also mostly in technical or medium-sized functions. « Finally, the Belgian cross-border commuters have a hybrid profile: they are strongly represented both in the construction and trade, as well as in intellectual professions, especially in finance and insurance, which makes this group a special case among the border guards, » the report said.

The length of the way to work remains a decisive factor that influences satisfaction. While 62 percent of the employees living in Luxembourg need less than 30 minutes to work to work, most cross -border commuters have significantly longer travel times. This is particularly pronounced by the French border guards, 66 percent of whom indicate more than 46 minutes for their way to work, followed by the Belgians (53 percent) and the Germans (52 percent).

Job satisfaction decreases with the length of the journey route

Overall, the workers living in Luxembourg are satisfied: 60 percent state that they are satisfied or very satisfied, and only 16 percent express dissatisfaction. Conversely, the dissatisfaction with the pendulum time among the border guards is much more pronounced: 48 percent of the French, 39 percent of the Belgians and 31 percent of Germans feel dissatisfactory.

It is interesting to find out that job satisfaction with the length of the way to work continuously decreases. Burnout and physical health problems also increase with increasing shuttle duration.

« Against this background, the home office appears as a lever for reducing the stress from the way to work, » the study authors write. While around 40 percent of the workers living in Luxembourg regularly work in the home office and a quarter of them even “frequently”, this is no longer the case with the border guards. The latter has recorded a decline in the home office share since the end of special tax regulations. In 2024, only 24 percent of French, 22 percent of Belgian and 19 percent of German cross -border commuters work from home, at least occasionally.

While employees with residence in Luxembourg or Germany are above average satisfied with income and job security, this is not the case with employees from France, not only when it comes to income, but also in the training opportunities, career opportunities and job security.

The willingness to change the employer has increased

While employees who live in Luxembourg have more positive perception of their work environment, the French cross -border commuters stand out through consistently lower values, « which indicates what is less favorable, » said the study.

In the employees coming from Germany, « the results are also worrying, albeit in other respects: they have the lowest work motivation and below -average values ​​in general well -being », you can read. At the same time, however, the values ​​for the “quality of working conditions” are the best and even exceed those of those living in Luxembourg. It should be noted that about ten percent of border commuters from Germany are Luxembourg citizens, ten years ago it was still five percent.

Regardless of the place of residence: Between 2016 and 2023, more and more workers are stating to think about the employer’s change. This is the most with Belgian, least of all German border guards. In 2024 the willingness to change has reduced again.