Working time and work-life balance: a policy dilemma?
Seminar on working time and work-life balance: a policy dilemma?
17 October
2006, Brussels, Belgium
Venue: European Parliament PHS 1A002
Time: 9:00-12:30 hrs
This half-day seminar, jointly organised by the European Foundation and the European Parliament (Alejandro Cercas MEP), took place at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday 17 October 2006.
Over 250 policy-makers, national and regional organisations, representatives
of the civil society, social partners, and journalists attended the seminar.
Participants included the Finnish and the Spanish Ministers of Labour
Tarja Filatov and Jesús Caldera, the President of the European Parliament
Josep Borrell and several MEPs. The event focused on flexible working
time arrangements and their consequences for workers and businesses,
and on the implementation of policies facilitating the reconciliation
of work and family life. Different working patters over the life course
were also explored and discussed (i.e. part-time work, flexitime, leave
schemes, etc.), with a special focus on those groups with low employment
rates.
The revision of the Working Time Directive was also discussed and most of the speakers had something to say on this issue, as shown in their contributions.
New Programme with speakers' contributions, and background paper [pdf, 296kb].
Contact details
Silvia Arzilli : Information officer – Brussels Liaison Office (European Foundation)
Related publications
- Working time and worklife balance in European companies (report)
- Working time and worklife balance in European companies (summary)
- Working time and worklife balance in European companies (infosheet)
- Reconciliation of work and family life and collective bargaining in the European Union: An analysis of EIRO articles
- Working time options over the life course: New work patterns and company strategies (report)
- Working time options over the life course: Changing social security structures (report)
- Combining family and full-time work
- Annual review of working conditions in the EU: 2005–2006
- Time and work: duration of work
- Part-time work in Europe