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Category Archives: European Parliament
The European Parliament listens to families in Europe and votes in favour of the Work-Life Balance report!
Today, 13 September 2016, the European Parliament voted, in Strasbourg the resolution “Creating labour market conditions favourable for work-life balance” (by 443 votes in favour, 123 against and 100 abstention. COFACE – Families Europe welcomes this vote because it represents … Continue reading
Vote yes to strengthen Work-Life balance opportunities for Europe’s families – Joint Statement
On 13th September 2016, the European Parliament will be called on to vote the report 2016/2017(INI) “Creating labour market conditions favourable for work-life balance”. We are 11 networks of NGOs and Local Authorities and since 2012 we have been working … Continue reading
Call to Action! Work-Life Balance? Ask your MEP to vote in favour of a solution-oriented report!
The European Parliament Committees on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and on Gender Equality and Women’s Rights (FEMM) jointly prepared and voted a report on “Creating labour market conditions favourable for work-life balance”. COFACE Families Europe has been actively involved … Continue reading
Posted in #wlbpackage, European Parliament, Family-friendly, Gender equality, Work-Life Balance, Workplace
Tagged carers' leave, EP, European Parliament, family friendly workplace, flexible working, gender equality, labour market, maternity leave, MEPs, paternity leave, report, work-life balance, workplace
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EP calls for common parental leave rules to be enforced
Everyone, without regard to gender, should be guaranteed the right to parental leave without discrimination, regardless of the employment sector or the type of contract under which working fathers and mothers are employed. There are big differences in parental leave … Continue reading
Posted in European Parliament, Leaves, Work-Life Balance, Working parents
Tagged EU, leaves, MEPs, work-life balance, working parents
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COFACE welcomes a report on work-life balance and invites MEPs to support it
While waiting for the European Commission to analyse the responses to the public consultation and preparing a proposal for a European Reconciliation Package, the European Parliament has taken a pro-active attitude and initiated a report on “Creating labour market conditions … Continue reading
Creating Labour Market Conditions Favourable for Work-Life Balance
Following the announcement by the European Commission of a new initiative called “New start to address the challenges of work-life balance faced by working families”, the European Parliament Committees EMPL and FEMM, decided to draft jointly, an own initiative report … Continue reading
Women domestic workers and carers & Parental Leave Directive reports
By Paola Panzeri During the month of February two important reports, on Women domestic workers and carers in the EU (2015/2094(INI)) and on the application of Parental Leave Directive (2015/2097(INI)) were approved respectively in the FEMM (women’s rights and gender … Continue reading
Work-life balance: you can!
This is the title of the book launched in the European Parliament on 27 January, in an event hosted by MEP Elena Gentile and MEP Patrizia Toia. The book gathers successful experiences of work-life balance from the Province of Trento … Continue reading
The final push! One last hope to save the European Maternity Leave Directive from being scrapped
We finally have some news about the EU Maternity Leave Directive – and it’s pretty desperate. But let us quickly recap what happened until now: – the EU Maternity leave Directive was originally adopted in 1992, introducing measures to encourage improvements in … Continue reading
MEPs can improve the lives of working parents, carers and all families in Europe // Towards a new Family policies Intergroup
Last year, 388 MEPs expressed their support to put the issue of reconciling work and family life higher on the European Agenda (by signing the Written Declaration 32/2012). This new legislative period of the European Parliament is a key opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in European Parliament, Intergroup, Written Declaration nr. 32
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Reconciling Work and Family Life 