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Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben

Unter der Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben ist ein zufriedenstellendes Gleichgewicht zwischen Beruf und Privatleben zu verstehen. Seit vielen Jahren ist das Hinwirken auf eine bessere Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben über den gesamten Lebensverlauf ein Ziel der EU-Politik, da nur so eine nachhaltige Arbeit für alle möglich ist. 

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Recent updates

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In this episode of Eurofound Talks Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Research Manager Tina Weber about new research on the right to disconnect, the evolution of the right to disconnect...

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EU context

Am 26. April 2017 führte die Kommission die europäische Säule sozialer Rechte ein. Das Paket umfasst eine Initiative zur Förderung der Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben für Eltern und pflegende Angehörige. In der Initiative geht es um die Unterrepräsentation von Frauen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt und um eine Reihe von neuen oder verbesserten Mindeststandards für Eltern-/Vaterschaftsurlaub und Pflegefreistellungen.

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Datenerhebung

Die Europäischen Erhebungen zur Lebensqualität (EQLS) von Eurofound enthalten Vergleiche zwischen den Ländern zu den Themen Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie, flexible Arbeitszeitregelungen und Bereitstellung guter Pflegedienstleistungen. Die Europäischen Unternehmenserhebungen (ECS) geben Aufschluss darüber, weshalb und wie Unternehmen von der Vielfalt an Arbeitszeitregelungen Gebrauch machen. Die Europäischen Erhebungen über die Arbeitsbedingungen (EWCS) untersuchen die Gestaltung der Arbeitszeit in der EU und damit im Zusammenhang stehende Themen, einschließlich flexibler Regelungen, Arbeitszeitpräferenzen und Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben.

Die Europäische Beobachtungsstelle für das Arbeitsleben (EurWORK) bietet Informationen über Arbeitsbedingungen und nachhaltige Arbeit einschließlich einer Datenbank zu Löhnen, Arbeitszeiten und Tarifstreitigkeiten. Eurofound hat auch die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Kosten der geschlechtsspezifischen Beschäftigungsunterschiede geschätzt und kann Informationen über Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten im Bereich Pflegedienstleistungen bereitstellen.

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Im Blickpunkt: Foundation Focus zu Lösungen für die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben

23. Dezember 2016 – In dieser Ausgabe von Foundation Focus wird die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben sowie einige der Faktoren, die sie fördern oder behindern, beleuchtet. Da sich die durchschnittliche Arbeitszeit kontinuierlich verringert, wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben überhaupt noch ein aktuelles Thema ist. Wie kann die Arbeitszeitrichtlinie zur Vereinbarkeit beitragen und welche Rolle spielen Maßnahmen zur Flexibilisierung der Arbeitszeit? Welche spezielle Unterstützung benötigen Menschen mit Betreuungspflichten gegenüber Kindern oder erwachsenen Angehörigen? Die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben hängt auch mit bestimmten Aspekten aus anderen Lebensbereichen zusammen, wie etwa der Bedarf an hochwertigen Kinderbetreuungsangeboten, der Abbau der geschlechtsspezifischen Unterschiede in der Beschäftigung und Altersteilzeit-Angebote für ältere Beschäftigte, die nicht mehr in der Lage sind, Vollzeit zu arbeiten.
Work-Life-Balance: Lösungen, damit alle Familie und Beruf in Einklang bringen können

Key outputs

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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...

3 März 2020
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Research report
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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...

7 Februar 2019
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Customised report

Current and ongoing research

Research continues in this topic on a variety of themes, which are outlined below with links to forthcoming titles.

Eurofound expert(s)

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Jorge Cabrita is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit. He is responsible for formulating, coordinating and managing European-wide research, and promoting the...

Senior research manager,
Working life research unit
Publications results (121)

The study aims to illustrate the opportunities for employment in the home help sector. The term 'home help' is used to describe the domestic services which are offered to people who require assistance at home.

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Online resources results (153)

Malta: Latest working life developments – Q3 2017

Compensating workers for weekend public holidays, the effect of legalising marijuana in the workplace, and a proposal that the first day of sick leave should be unpaid are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Malta in

United Kingdom: Low take-up of Shared Parental Leave scheme

The Shared Parental Leave (SPL) regulations came into force on the 1st of December 2014 and apply to eligible parents where a baby is due, or a child is placed for adoption, on or after 5 April 2015. This report outlines the details of the scheme and then presents the findings of a number of

Germany: Failure of proposal to allow part-time workers claim full-time position

A proposal to bring in a law allowing part-time workers in Germany to claim a full-time job has failed. The ruling coalition of the Social and Christian Democrats could not agree on the extent of the initiative. The proposal was put forward by Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Andrea

Norway: Latest working life developments – Q2 2017

Amendments to the Working Environment Act on working time and whistle-blowing; the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) congress; and the start of parliamentary election campaigning are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in

Germany: Working time back on the social partners' agenda

Working time is set to be a high priority during the next collective bargaining round, according to the German Metalworkers’ Union (IG Metall), whose recent survey looked at working time satisfaction. Another survey, by the Federation of German Employers’ Associations in the Metal and Electrical

EU level: Latest working life developments – Q1 2017

Issues related to the European Commission’s proposal on the European Pillar of Social Rights, as well as some developments in social dialogue at EU level, are the main topics of interest in this article. This update reports on the latest developments in working life at EU level in the first quarter

Lithuania: Opportunities for young families to reconcile work and parenting

In 2014, researchers at Lithuania’s Vytautas Magnus University began a two-year project to identify how young families could reconcile parenting and working life. Interviews with parents and employers showed that, individual employers’ attitudes are crucial to establishing the conditions for a good

Slovakia: Incentives for men to take time off work for family life

Young men in Slovakia are increasingly breaking with tradition to take time off to care for their children. There is a small but steady rise in the numbers of men benefiting from two forms of parental entitlement: parental allowance and maternity benefit (open to fathers under certain conditions).

France: Latest working life developments – Q1 2017

Preparations for the presidential election and a revival of national social dialogue with the signing of a new collective agreement on the unemployment insurance scheme are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in France

Belgium: A short analysis of ‘Peeters law’

A law proposed by Kris Peeters, the Minister of Employment, Economy and Consumers, has been met with mixed reactions by the social partners. The law, adopted by the Chamber of Representatives in February, aims to allow more flexibility in work organisation in order to modernise the Belgian labour


Blogs results (18)

The jury is still out on the question whether men and women are from distinct planets. When it comes to the world of work, however, they are worlds apart.

25 Oktober 2023
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Telework has become a permanent feature of working life in Europe. While we’ve seen the benefits of more flexible ways of working – particularly during the pandemic – the problems that arise from an increasingly connected life are also becoming clearer. Unfortunately, legislation alone may not be en

13 Juli 2022
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The pandemic has had differential impacts on women. Raised consciousness about them must be applied to advance gender equality in recovery measures. All crises have a strongly gendered impact and none more so than the current pandemic, across a range of indicators. While the virus itself seems to ta

28 April 2021
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​​​​​​​The decades-long trend of a narrowing gender employment gap in Europe has halted in recent years. Now the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting low-paying service sectors with a high share of social contact, including many with a majority of female workers, risking forcing them ou

9 Dezember 2020
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Whatever the benefits of telework – and there are many, including more flexible working time, increased productivity and less commuting – there are drawbacks, as many of the one-third of Europeans who were exclusively working from home during the pandemic will attest. Primary among these is the ‘alw

3 Dezember 2020
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The COVID-19 health crisis prompted governments to take the unprecedented step of shutting down all workplaces, apart from those providing essential goods and services, to control the spread of the virus. Every worker who was able to do so began to work from home, initiating a social experiment of a

9 Juni 2020
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​​​​​​​While women appear to be more resilient than men to COVID-19 in terms of health outcomes, that is not the case when it comes to the economic and social fallout. Measures taken by governments to control the spread of the virus are exacerbating gender divides in unemployment, domestic labour an


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