Category Archives: Leaves

EP calls for common parental leave rules to be enforced

Posted on 31/05/2016 by coface

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 →

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8-9 September, The European Employers’ Forum for Work-Life Balance, Helsinki

Posted on 10/06/2014 by coface

With the support of the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the European Commission Väestöliitto, the Family Federation of Finland and COFACE, the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union are organizing the European Employers’ Forum for … Continue reading →

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Danes are among the happiest in Europe with their family life – Wondering why?

Posted on 05/07/2013 by coface

For a working professional woman whose employer provides minimal sick and vacation leave, having a baby often means cobbling together a combination of paid sick and vacation leave, disability insurance, and even unpaid leave, to deliver and care for her … Continue reading →

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