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European Pillar Work-Life Balance of Social Rights Work-Life EUROPEAN Balance initiative PILLAR OF SOCIAL RIGHTS Manuela Geleng, DG EMPL #SocialRights 1 #SocialRights European Pillar Work-Life Balance of Social Rights 1. Work-life


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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

EUROPEAN PILLAR OF SOCIAL RIGHTS

#SocialRights

Work-Life Balance initiative

Manuela Geleng, DG EMPL

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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 1. Work-life balance in the EPSR
  • 2. Challenges
  • 3. The Work-Life Balance Initiative
  • 4. The Proposal for a Directive
  • 5. The Commission Communication
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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 1. Work-Life Balance in the ESPR

Equal opportunities and access to the labour market

  • Education, training and life-long

learning

  • Gender equality
  • Equal opportunities
  • Active support to employment

Fair working conditions

  • Secure and adaptable employment
  • Wages
  • Information about employment

conditions and protection in case

  • f dismissals
  • Social dialogue and involvement of

workers

  • Work-life balance
  • Healthy, safe and well-adapted

work environment Adequate and sustainable social protection

  • Childcare and support to children
  • Social Protection
  • Unemployment benefits
  • Minimum income
  • Old age income and pensions
  • Health care
  • Inclusion of people with disabilities
  • Long-term care
  • Housing and assistance for the

homeless

  • Access to essential services
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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 2. Challenges

Employment rate (20-64 years old) by sex (% of total population), EU 28, 2016

0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0 70,0 80,0 90,0 100,0

Gender gaps in the labour market

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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 2. Challenges

Unequal sharing of caring responsibilities

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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 2. Challenges

Inadequate family leaves Employment Employment Employment Care Care Care Care + Inadequate flexible working arrangements

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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 2. Challenges

Inadequate formal care services

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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 2. Challenges

Economic disincentives More work More taxes Less benefits More childcare costs

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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 2. Challenges

Citizens Businesses Public budgets Economy

€ 370 billion per year

Costs

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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 3. The Work-Life Balance initiative

Context: Going beyond the revision of the Maternity Leave Directive Objective: Address women's underrepresentation in the labour market Combination of tools:

  • Proposal for a Directive (including repeal Directive

2010/18/EU)

  • Commission Communication
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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 4. The Proposal for a Directive

Paternity Leave

Current EU Legislation Proposal for a Directive No EU legislation 10 days Compensated at sick pay level Around the time of birth of the child

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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 4. The Proposal for a Directive

Parental Leave

Current EU Legislation Proposal for a Directive 4 months 4 months 1 month non-transferable 4 months non-transferable No minimum compensation level Compensated at sick pay level Until child is 8 Until child is 12

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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 4. The Proposal for a Directive

Carers' Leave

Current EU Legislation Proposal for a Directive No EU legislation (except 'force majeure') 5 days/year Compensated at sick pay level To care for dependent relative with serious illness, serious medical condition or disability

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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 4. The Proposal for a Directive

Flexible working arragements

Current EU Legislation Proposal for a Directive Right to request reduced and flexible working hours upon return from parental leave All parents of children up to 12 and carers can request:

  • Reduced working hours
  • Flexible working hours
  • Flexibility on the place of

work Right to request part-time work for all workers

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Work-Life Balance European Pillar

  • f Social Rights

#SocialRights

  • 5. Commission Communication
  • 3 POLICY AREAS
  • 1. Gender-balanced leaves and FWA
  • 2. Improving access to care services
  • 3. Addressing economic disincentives
  • A COMBINATION OF TOOLS TO

SUPPORT MEMBER STATES

  • Support enforcement of current legislation

(dismissal protection)

  • Better EU-level data, monitoring guidance

(European Semester), and benchmarks

  • Encourage sharing of good practices
  • Funding (EaSI, ESIF, EFSI)
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