{"id":2647,"date":"2019-06-06T14:54:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T12:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=2647"},"modified":"2019-06-06T14:54:16","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T12:54:16","slug":"bilanc-bejn-ix-xoghol-u-l-familja-fl-ue","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/bilanc-bejn-ix-xoghol-u-l-familja-fl-ue\/","title":{"rendered":"Work-Life Balance in the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Following the\u202f<\/span>withdrawal of the Maternity Leave Directive<\/span><\/a>, the Commission decided to take a broader approach in\u202f<\/span>addressing women’s underrepresentation in the labour market.\u202f<\/span>The aim of this initiative is to link it with o<\/span>ne of the deliverables of the\u202f<\/span>European Pillar of Social Rights<\/span><\/a>: t<\/span>h<\/span>e Work-life Balance Initiative. This\u00a0<\/span>addresses the work-life balance challenges faced by working parents and carers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Commission,\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>he\u202f<\/span>Communication: An initiative to support work-life balance for working parents and carers<\/span><\/a>\u202fsets out a comprehensive\u202f<\/span>package of complementary legal and policy measures<\/span>, which are mutually reinforcing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Commission has also made to sure to modernise\u00a0<\/span>the existing EU legal framework in the area of family-related leaves and fle<\/span>xible working arrangements, such as with the\u00a0<\/span>proposal for a\u00a0<\/span>Directive on work-life balance for parents<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and carers<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, i<\/span>n order to complement the legislative proposal, the initiative contains\u202f<\/span>a set of non-legislative measures\u202f<\/span>to support Member States in achieving our common goals. These include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n