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Employers who support paternity breaks and promote flexible working are likely to stand out in a competitive labour market. [Emma Jacobs – Financial Times, 5 December 2021.] READ MORE

This report describes the employment and working time developments in the EU through the first year of the crisis and examines how they differed by sector and occupation. It explores the [...]

With the rise of smart technology and throw in a pandemic, we have increasingly seen work encroach on home territory and this has drastically changed the way we work, rest and play. Whilst the [...]

The United States is the only wealthy country in the world without a national program for paid parental leave. [Joe Pinsker – The Atlantic, 9 November 2021.] READ MORE

Work-life balance is supposed to mean both grow, rather than sacrificing one for the other. It can seem unattainable, especially if you’re adding it to an already robust to-do list, but it can be [...]

Using a national survey that followed Canadian workers, the authors find that work-life conflict decreased among those with no children at home. In contrast, for those with children at home, the [...]

Shared Parental Leave policies always seem more controversial when they fail to get effective take-up from fathers. But Nordic countries such as Sweden and Norway have successfully implemented [...]

One in five parents and caregivers are quitting or plan to quit their jobs to better care for their children’s behavioral needs. [Naomi Allen – Benefits Pro, 7 October 2021.] READ MORE

This survey is the first with geographic scope and a comprehensive approach that includes a wide range of family-friendly policies.  

The collapse of the old working week creates winners and losers. One of the big gaps in the post-pandemic world is between those who can work around life and those who need to fit their lives [...]