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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)

EUROPEAN LEVEL

Reconciliation of work, private and family life in the European Union

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/EU1101011D/EU1101011D.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/EU1101011D/EU1101011D.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

The reconciliation of work, private and family life is a key area for European employment policy, which aims to increase the participation of both men and women in the labour market and to encourage initiatives to support the health and well-being of employees. This survey data report examines employment rates for men and women, the impact of children on labour market participation, the various forms of flexibility to support the reconciliation of work and family life (part-time work, flexibility of working time, work organisation and place of work) and the satisfaction of individuals with their work–life balance.

CONTENTS

Employment targets and employment rates

The influence of children

Part-time work

Flexibility in the organisation of work

Varying the working day

Taking days off for family reasons

Flexibility in the place of work

Satisfaction with work–life balance

Commentary

Bibliography

Annex: Methodology and data sources

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Stuart Basefsky                   
Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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