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Category Archives: Working parents
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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A culture of “freedom and responsibility”
by Ana Pérez You have probably read this summer that Netflix, the American provider of Internet streaming media, has introduced an unlimited leave policy for new moms and dads that allows them to take off as much time as they … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Family-friendly, Work-Life Balance, Working parents, Workplace
Tagged companies, Company culture, employees, employers, Family-friendly, gender equality, maternity leave, Paradigm shift, Parental leave, paternity leave, Perks, reconciliation, work-life balance, WorkFlex, Working culture, working parents, workplace
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Reconciling care and work responsibilities is still a pending issue
by Ana Pérez Reconciliation and equality policies are key to guarantee co-responsibility in care work and housework. This is one of the conclusions of the course on new family forms and new values, recently organized by UNAF, the Union of … Continue reading
Posted in #wlbpackage, Care, Demographic challenge, ERP, Family Carers, Gender equality, Single parents, Working parents
Tagged #wlbpackage, care, childcare facilities, Demographic challenge, European Reconciliation Package, Family Carers, flexible working, gender equality, new families, reconciliation, work-life balance
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Update on the Maternity Leave Directive
by Ana Pérez After 7 years from the proposal from the European Commission and 5 years after the vote in the European Parliament, we are still at the same point: the Council does not express its position and blocks the … 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
Calling for measures for improving working time arrangements
by Ana Pérez Today’s increased number of women on the labour market means a different working-life trajectory, departing from the male single breadwinner model. Women face multiple challenges throughout their working life, from caring for small children, to caring for … Continue reading
8-9 September, The European Employers’ Forum for Work-Life Balance, Helsinki
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
The Work and Family Show
Born out of the demand from families looking for practical and personal solutions for returning to work or starting up their own business after having a family, the Work and Family Show held on 21-22 February in London gathered a collection of … Continue reading
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Tagged companies, family friendly workplace, work-life balance, working parents
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Shouldn’t it be the other way round?
We would like to share with you an awareness raising video on Reconciliation and flexible working time created by Hirukide, the Federation of large families in the Basque Country in Spain. The video “¿No debería ser al revés?” (Shouldn’t it … Continue reading
“La Femme Shiva”
Notre campagne pour faire de 2014 l’Année européenne de la Conciliation de la vie professionnelle et la vie familiale apparaît dans le dernier numéro du magazine Elle Belgique. L’article s’intitule “La Femme Shiva” page1 page2 . La femme Shiva … a … Continue reading
Reconciling Work and Family Life 