Luxembourg employees have never been clearer: well-being comes first. According to the results of the JLL Workforce Preference Barometer 2025, published on 13 October, 69% of the country’s employees consider work-life balance to be their absolute priority, compared with 53% for salary. In 2022, the two criteria were still neck and neck (67% versus 69%).
Conducted in June 2025 among 8,709 employees in 31 countries, including 57 in Luxembourg, the study confirms a global trend: work must now adapt to life, rather than the other way round. “We are witnessing a silent revolution in attitudes. Luxembourg employees are sending out a clear message: money is no longer everything,” analyses JLL’s Country Lead Luxembourg, 
This shift is accompanied by a change in perspective on flexibility. While hybrid formulas have reached a balance (31% of employees have access to them, and the same number want them), priorities are shifting towards time management: 60% want flexible working hours and 57% dream of the four-day week, which only 9% currently enjoy.
In terms of office attendance, Luxembourg stands out for its reticence. 55% of employees are subject to a structured attendance policy, which is lower than the European average (64%), but acceptance remains mixed: 47% positive opinions compared with 53% negative. This resistance can be explained, according to JLL, by a work culture attached to autonomy and by the tax constraints that weigh on cross-border commuters.
“Justifying every journey”
Employees are also more demanding of their working environment. 65% feel that their office experience could be improved, which is higher than the European average (51%). Acoustic comfort (49%), green spaces (47%) and modern design (45%) are among the highest expectations. “The office must now justify every journey,” stresses JLL’s Work Dynamics expert, Mélanie Leblanc.
Finally, well-being remains a challenge: 31% of employees say they suffer from burnout and 20% are isolated, but 47% feel encouraged to take initiative—a rate higher than the global average (35%). Only 18% plan to leave their job within the year, a sign of loyalty, provided that companies adapt their offering to these new priorities.
The JLL barometer sends a clear message: in a labour market in search of meaning, Luxembourg employers will have to bank on flexibility, trust and the quality of the office experience to retain their talent.
