Family & Work-life balance2020-05-05T23:53:26+02:00

Family & Work-life balance

Working parents are often struggling to achieve the balance between work and their family life.

Family-policies need to ensure an efficient work-life balance by providing paid leaves to parents and carers, accessible and affordable childcare facilities, and flexible working arrangements.

Above all, parents should be granted the freedom to decide how they want to organise their work-life balance.

607, 2023

THROWBACK I High-Level Policy Expert Workshop “Towards a Resilient Future of Europe”

July 6th, 2023|Categories: Demographic challenges, FAFCE, Family & Work-life balance, Latest News, Parenthood & Children education|Tags: , , , , , |

6th of July 2023 On the 27th of June, FAFCE attended the High-Level Policy Expert Workshop organised online by Population Europe in the frame of the “Towards a Resilient Future of Europe” (FutuRes) project, with the support of the

1403, 2023

FAFCE contributes to the public consultation on the 2023 Strategic Foresight Report

March 14th, 2023|Categories: Ageing, Demographic challenges, European Union, Family & Work-life balance, Latest News, Parenthood & Children education|Tags: , , , , , , |

14th of March 2023 Long-term changes are having a profound effect on the lives of Europeans. The European Commission therefore includes in its work an effort to embed strategic foresight: "Foresight is the discipline of exploring, anticipating and shaping

703, 2023

IV Convention of the European Network of Family-Friendly Municipalities: “Innovating roots: Working for future generations”

March 7th, 2023|Categories: Demographic challenges, Economy of the Family, Family & Work-life balance, Latest News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Brussels, 7th of March 2023 FAFCE had the pleasure to participate last week in the IV Convention of the European Network of Family-Friendly Municipalities: “Innovating roots: Working for future generations” organised by the European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC). The

1908, 2022

Entry into force of new EU work-life balance rights for parents and carers

August 19th, 2022|Categories: European Union, Family & Work-life balance, Latest News|Tags: , , |

19 August 2022, Since  August 2nd, all EU Member States must transpose the 2019 Work-Life Balance Directive in their national legislations, which introduces new standards for the work-life balance of carers with parental leaves and flexible working arrangements: 4

404, 2022

European Care Strategy: Families are the first carers

April 4th, 2022|Categories: Demographic challenges, FAFCE, Family & Work-life balance, Latest News, Rural and Remote Areas|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

4th of April 2022, On the 24th of March 2022, The European Commission introduced at the European Parliament its “European Care Strategy”, to improve the lives of carers and their dependants. The Commission was represented by Commission Vice-President for Democracy

2202, 2022

The European Parliament recalls the heavy work of caregivers during the pandemic and their risk to poverty

February 22nd, 2022|Categories: European Union, FAFCE, Family & Work-life balance, Latest News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

22nd of February 2022, Last week, the European Parliament adopted two resolutions on the difficult consequences of the pandemic on European families. The texts stressed the obstacles faced by caregivers, especially mothers, in the workplace, and the rise in

2010, 2021

FAFCE addresses the motherhood and parental pay gap in a public consultation on pay transparency measures

October 20th, 2021|Categories: Economy of the Family, European Union, Family & Work-life balance, Latest News|Tags: , , , , , |

20 October 2021, FAFCE welcomed the recent Commission’s proposal for a directive on pay transparency measures to tackle the difference of pay between men and women. FAFCE endorsed the Commission’s will to “strengthen the application of the principle of

607, 2021

Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly calls for supporting parents in the prevention of child poverty and the post-pandemic socio-economic crisis

July 6th, 2021|Categories: Council of Europe, Family & Work-life balance, Latest News|Tags: , , , , |

6 July 2021, On the 22nd of June 2021, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted two Reports and Resolutions at the Summer Session, focusing on the socio-economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. A Resolution on

207, 2021

European Commission Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas Focuses on Social Challenges

July 2nd, 2021|Categories: Ageing, Demographic challenges, European Union, Family & Work-life balance, Latest News, Rural and Remote Areas|Tags: , , |

5 July 2021 On June 30th, 2021, the European Commission published its long-awaited Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas, which outlines the Commission’s strategy for developing Europe’s rural regions. The document—formally a communication to the European Parliament, the Council of