Category Archives: Workplace

Call to Action! Work-Life Balance? Ask your MEP to vote in favour of a solution-oriented report!

Posted on 31/08/2016 by coface

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 →

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Are families ready for digital changes? – COFACE at the OECD Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy

Posted on 30/06/2016 by coface

We were very pleased to participate in the OECD 2016 Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy: Innovation, Growth and Social Prosperity last week, to bring the family perspective and to explore new topics and challenges to better understand the impact of … Continue reading →

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COFACE welcomes a report on work-life balance and invites MEPs to support it

Posted on 31/05/2016 by coface

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 →

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Reconciliation: a safety net for all families!

Posted on 23/02/2016 by coface

In August 2015, the Commission published a “Roadmap” for the initiative ‘A new start to address the challenges of work-life balance faced by working families’ to replace the 2008 Commission proposal to revise the Maternity Leave Directive. The objective for … Continue reading →

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Work-life balance: you can!

Posted on 05/02/2016 by coface

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 →

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Domestic violence: How does it affect workplaces and access to work?

Posted on 25/11/2015 by coface

by Ana Pérez 25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Linking domestic violence and working life is arguably counterintuitive. An initial reaction is that violence is about people’s relationships and should not impinge on work. Arguably … Continue reading →

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A culture of “freedom and responsibility”

Posted on 25/08/2015 by coface

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 →

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