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Published: 21 July 2026

Flexibility of working time versus autonomy over working time, 2024 (%)

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Flexibility of working time versus autonomy over working time, 2024 (%)

Home working and flexible working time across the EU, 2019–20230.00.10.20.30.40.50.60.00.10.20.30.40.50.60.7Home working (usually or regularly)Flexible working time (fully decide or with restrictions)BEBGCYCZDEDKEEELESEU27FIFRHRHUIEITLTLULVMTNLPLPTROSESISK20232022202120192023 trendline (R² = 0.84)

The horizontal axis represents the proportion of workers working from home, and the vertical axis represents the proportion of workers able to decide their own working schedule. In 2020, the EU-LFS did not include a question on working time autonomy.

Source: Authors’ creation, based on the 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 EU-LFS.

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