Work-life balance
Work–life balance refers to the level of prioritisation between an individual’s work and personal life. A good work–life balance is achieved when an individual’s right to a fulfilled life inside and outside paid work is accepted and respected as the norm – to the mutual benefit of the individual, business and society. Enabling a better work–life balance for workers across the life course has been an EU policy goal for many years as it is central to ensuring that work is sustainable for all.
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Neskončen delovni dan v prilagodljivi Evropi
Eden od petih delavcev v EU poroča, da ga večkrat mesečno kontaktirajo zaradi delovnih razlogov izven delovnega časa. Ta članek raziskuje povezave med stiki izven delovnega časa in vse večjo digitalizacijo dela.Evropska raziskava delovnih pogojev 2024 – Poudarki
Ta digitalna zgodba predstavlja poudarke iz preglednega poročila Evropske raziskave delovnih pogojev 2024. Raziskuje ključne ugotovitve iz vsakega poglavja poročila, s poudarkom na evropski delovni sili, praksah na delovnem mestu, merjenju kakovosti delovnih mest, trendih skozi čas ter kakovosti delovnega življenja v EU.Evropska raziskava delovnih pogojev 2024: Pregledno poročilo
Zdaj v svoji osmi izdaji Evropska raziskava delovnih pogojev 2024 prikazuje spremembe v delovnem življenju v več kot treh desetletjih. Ta visokokakovostna, na verjetnosti temelječa raziskava zajema 35 evropskih držav, vključno z 27 državami članicami EU, Norveško, Švico, Albanijo, Bosno in Hercegovino, Črno goro, Severno Makedonijo, Kosovom in Srbijo. V okviru ankete je bilo izvedenih več kot 36.600 osebnih intervjujev, vsak v trajanju približno 45 minut.Work–life balance continues to be a significant research topic for Eurofound, in its surveys and other studies.
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On 17 November 2017, the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission formally proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights, which included an initiative to support work–life balance. Subsequently, in June 2019, the Council adopted a new Directive on work–life balance for parents and carers. The Directive aims to increase women's participation in the labour market and outlines a number of new or improved minimum standards for parental, paternity and carer’s leave, as well as flexible working arrangements, aiming to also increase men's take-up of these.
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To je izbor najpomembnejših ugotovitev v zvezi s to temo.
13 January 2025
Quality of life in the EU in 2024: Results from the Living and Working in the EU e-survey
Eurofound’s e-survey captures the situation of European respondents and their post-pandemic concerns. This factsheet outlines the most recent data on the main challenges faced by Europeans, with a particular emphasis on the rising cost of living, health and mental health, access to healthcare services, work–life balance, and changes in telework opportunities. View the publication or read the findings in digital format via the related content.
9 September 2021
Right to disconnect: Exploring company practices
Digital technologies have made it possible for many workers to carry out their work at any time and anywhere, with consequent advantages and disadvantages. Eurofound data show that teleworkers are twice as likely to exceed the 48-hour working time limit, take insufficient rest and work in their free time, with knock-on effects on their physical and mental health. To address this issue, there have been calls for the ‘right to disconnect’. This report is based on case studies that chart the implementation and impact of the right to disconnect at workplace level. It builds on previous Eurofound research that shows an increase in collective agreements providing for a right to disconnect in countries that have enshrined this right in their legislation. With the exponential growth in teleworking brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of striking a better balance between the opportunities and the challenges associated with teleworking and ICT-based flexible working has become more relevant than ever before.
2 July 2020
Regulations to address work–life balance in digital flexible working arrangements
Developments in information and communication technology (ICT) have been among the key drivers of change in working life over the past two decades. Specifically, telework and ICT-based mobile work (TICTM) exemplifies how digital technology has led to more flexible workplace and working time practices. However, the ability to work anywhere and at any time can lead to greater work intensification, competition and work-on-demand. If this is not explicitly addressed, it threatens to override the advantages that ICT-based flexible working brings to work–life balance. As part of Eurofound’s extensive research into the impact of TICTM on working conditions and on work–life balance, this report aims to provide policymakers with ways to address new challenges in the world of work and to serve as a reference for future initiatives in relation to digitalisation, working time and work–life balance.
2 March 2020
Gender equality at work
Gender inequality at work persists across Europe, despite the long standing attention paid and efforts made to tackle it. This Eurofound report presents a closer look at women’s and men’s working conditions, using data from Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) and complementing previous Eurofound research on, among other things, working time patterns, work–life balance and workers’ health. Beyond the general differences in the labour market, it highlights many important gaps in men’s and women’s working conditions and job quality which require specific attention. According to the EWCS data, the reduction of gender gaps in those areas showing improvement over the last 5 to 10 years remains limited. European and national strategies aimed at achieving job quality for all, that seek to mainstream gender equality, could help address persistent inequalities between men and women.
16 January 2020
Telework and ICT-based mobile work: Flexible working in the digital age
Advances in ICT have opened the door to new ways of organising work. We are shifting from a regular, bureaucratic and ‘factory-based’ working time pattern towards a more flexible model of work. Telework and ICT-based mobile work (TICTM) has emerged in this transition, giving workers and employers the ability to adapt the time and location of work to their needs. Despite the flexibility and higher level of worker autonomy inherent in TICTM, there are risks that this work arrangement leads to the deterioration of work–life balance, higher stress levels and failing worker health. This report analyses the employment and working conditions of workers with TICTM arrangements, focusing on how it affects their work–life balance, health, performance and job prospects. While policymakers in many EU countries are debating TICTM and its implications, the study finds that only a few have implemented new regulations to prevent TICTM from having a negative impact on the well-being of workers.
7 February 2019
Parental and paternity leave – Uptake by fathers
In the context of ongoing negotiations at EU level on adopting a work–life balance package for families and caregivers, Eurofound was requested by the European Commission to provide an update of the available data regarding paternity and parental leave for fathers. This report presents the currently available national statistics on the uptake of family-related leave by fathers over time across the EU28 and Norway, based on information compiled by the Network of Eurofound Correspondents. It gives a comparative overview of the main features of the various leave arrangements available for fathers, including information on duration, compensation, eligibility and the number of beneficiaries captured in the data. Despite the unevenness and lack of coherent statistics, the report concludes that in several Member States progress has been made in increasing the number and share of fathers who are taking parental or paternity leave.
Raziskovalci agencije Eurofound zagotavljajo strokovno znanje in jih je mogoče kontaktirati za vprašanja ali poizvedbe medijev.
Jorge Cabrita
Senior research managerJorge Cabrita je višji vodja raziskav v enoti za delovno življenje. Odgovoren je za oblikovanje, usklajevanje in vodenje raziskav po vsej Evropi ter spodbujanje širjenja ugotovitev na področju delovnih pogojev in industrijskih odnosov. Njegova glavna raziskovalna področja vključujejo delovne pogoje in kakovost zaposlitve, delovni čas in ravnovesje med delom in zasebnim življenjem, zdravje in dobrobit delavcev, enakost spolov ter družbeno-ekonomske vplive prehoda v podnebno nevtralno gospodarstvo. Trenutno vodi raziskave o razvoju delovnega časa ter o socialnem dialogu in kolektivnem pogajanju med pandemijo COVID-19. Prej je delal kot raziskovalec na Centru za študije socialne intervencije in v Raziskovalnem centru za portugalsko gospodarstvo na Ekonomski šoli v Lizboni ter kot trener in svetovalec na področjih strateškega upravljanja, organizacijske komunikacije, vodenja in gradnje ekip. Diplomiral je iz ekonomije in magistriral iz socio-organizacijskih sistemov gospodarske dejavnosti na Lizbonski šoli za ekonomijo.
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