Franz Clément
Fonction
Chercheur
Organisation
LISER
Lien université
Marché du travail transfrontalier : quelles équations à résoudre ?
Marché du travail transfrontalier : quelles équations à résoudre ?
Border Region
Greater Region, Luxembourg
Language(s)
Français
Allemand
Main Category
Introduction
This issue 2 of the Cahiers de la Grande Région journal analyses the growing imbalance in the cross-border labour market. It addresses the following themes: jobs where demand outstrips supply, remote working, the most sought-after skills, economic growth.
Summary
This edition analyses the transformations in the cross-border labour market. It draws on a number of different studies on:
- the most sought-after skills (Pauline Bourgeon, Laetitia Hauret, David Marguerit, Ludivine Martin - LISER, Luxembourg).
- the mismatch between labour supply and demand (Pierre Gramme - ADEM, Luxembourg).
- remote working practices (Laetitia Hauret - LISER, Luxembourg) with a particular focus on the residents of Luxembourg (Hans Neumayr – STATEC, Luxembourg).
- and the limits of growth in Luxembourg (Tom Haas – STATEC, Luxembourg).
This work insist on the development of jobs where demand is outstripping supply and the growth of remote working as an emerging method of working.
Content
Published by the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, this issue 2 of the Cahier de la Grande Région journal has been coordinated by two researchers: Isabelle Pigeron-Piroth (University of Luxembourg) and Rachid Belkacem (University of Lorraine). It follows on from the first edition of the Cahier de Grande Région which was devoted to the demographic dynamics of the Greater Region. These Cahier de la GR journals are intended as a continuation of the old Cahiers de l`EURES, which were an interesting source of information on the realities of cross-border life for the different stakeholders and citizens of the Greater Region. As well as an editorial written by the coordinators, this second edition of the Cahier contains 5 relatively short articles (2 pages each) which each deal with one aspect of the transformations occurring in the cross-border labour market. The articles cover the following subjects:
- The types of skills sought after in the Greater Region (Pauline Bourgeon, Laetitia Hauret, David Marguerit, Ludivine Martin - LISER, Luxembourg)
- The mismatch between labour supply and demand in Luxembourg (Pierre Gramme - ADEM, Luxembourg
- Uses and benefits of remote working: the example of Luxembourg workers (Laetitia Hauret - LISER, Luxembourg)
- Remote working among Luxembourg residents (Hans Neumayr – STATEC, Luxembourg)
- The limits of growth in Luxembourg (Tom Haas – STATEC, Luxembourg).
These analyses draw on studies already conducted by the different partners, institutions and researchers at the Universities in the Greater Region. They have two central objectives, which are firstly to take stock of the situation concerning the cross-border labour market, and secondly, to generate a debate, to launch a discussion between the different stakeholders in the Greater region, be they politicians, social, economic or other actors.
The subjects of discussion here concern topical matters such as the development of remote working and its characteristics, which are analysed in two of the articles in this edition of the Cahier. This work draws on recent surveys conducted using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. This edition of the Cahier de la Grande Région also identifies the skills most sought after in our cross-border territories based on a close examination of job offers published online on the different dedicated sites. It also lists precisely the jobs where demand outstrips supply based on data from the ADEM. Finally, the last article of this edition of the Cahier de la Grande Région looks at the contradictions and the nature of the limits on growth in Luxembourg, which has been the main springboard for the increase in the number of cross-border workers.
Conclusions
The skills most sought after in the Greater Region are above all hard skills (basic and technical skills that are acquired through training or apprenticeship), more so than soft skills (skills linked to personality traits or behaviours) particularly in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Lorraine. But the one type of skill most in demand is a soft skill: the ability to adapt and be flexible. Just behind it, we find a hard skill: a command of foreign languages. The second article shows that there has been a significant rise in the number of vacancies in the following main occupational groups: those relating to accounting and management, IT studies and development, information and telecommunication systems, secretarial work, sales strategy and marketing, also in the human and community services sector as well as the hospitality and tourism sector, construction and finally, banking, insurance and real estate. The third and fourth articles address the issue of remote working. Since 2010, the number of remote workers has trebled, from 7% to 20% of workers residing in Luxembourg. The time spent remote working is in the great majority of cases less than 8 hours a week. Finally, 9 workers out 10 hold a position in the service sector. They mainly belong to the 30-50 years age group and have a high level of education. They are mainly workers in skilled jobs, using ICTs, with a high degree of autonomy in their work and often in supervisory roles. The fifth and final chapter examines the limits on growth in Luxembourg. It shows how the attractiveness of the wages and taxation in Luxembourg maintains growth in Luxembourg, but that it may be counteracted by other factors such as commuting difficulties and the increase in housing costs.
Lead
Franz Clément
Contributions
LISER
ADEM
AGAPE Lorraine Nord
Cercle Européen Pierre Werner
IDEA
IDELUX
IGR
Institut Destree
UniGR
Universités du Luxembourg
Université de Kaiserslautern
Université de Lorraine
Keywords
Contact Person(s)
Date of creation
2020
Publisher
LISER