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Työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapaino

Työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapainon mahdollistaminen työntekijöiden elinkaaren aikana on ollut EU:n poliittinen tavoite monien vuosien ajan, sillä se on keskeinen tekijä kestävän työn varmistamisessa kaikille. 

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Recent updates

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Episode 20 – Is it a right to disconnect?

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...

Podcast

EU context

Komissio käynnisti 26. huhtikuuta 2017 Euroopan sosiaalisten oikeuksien pilaria koskevan paketin. Siihen kuuluu aloite vanhempien ja omaisiaan hoitavien työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapainottamisen tukemiseksi. Aloitteen tarkoituksena on keskittyä naisten aliedustukseen työmarkkinoilla, ja siinä esitetään uusia tai paranneltuja vähimmäisstandardeja vanhempain-, isyys- ja omaishoitovapaille.

Eurofoundin toiminta

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Eurofoundin Euroopan elämänlaatututkimus (EQLS) tarjoaa vertailutietoja eri maiden työ- ja perhe-elämän yhteensovittamisesta, joustavista työaikajärjestelyistä ja laadukkaiden hoitopalvelujen tarjoamisesta. Euroopan yritystutkimus (ECS) tarjoaa tietoja siitä, miksi ja miten yritykset hyödyntävät erilaisia työaikajärjestelyjä. Euroopan työolotutkimuksessa (EWCS) tarkastellaan työajan järjestämistä EU:ssa ja siihen liittyviä kysymyksiä, mukaan lukien joustavat järjestelyt, työaikamieltymykset sekä työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapaino.

Euroopan työelämän seurantakeskus (EurWORK) tarjoaa tietoa työoloista ja kestävästä työstä, mukaan lukien tietokanta palkoista, työajasta ja kollektiivisista kiistoista. Eurofound on myös arvioinut sukupuolten työllisyyserojen taloudellisia ja yhteiskunnallisia kustannuksia, ja voi tarjota tietoja työpaikkojen luomisesta hoitopalvelujen alalla.

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Eurofound keskittyy työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapainoa koskeviin ratkaisuihin

23. joulukuuta 2016 – Tässä Foundation Focus -julkaisussa tarkastellaan työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapainoa sekä seikkoja, jotka helpottavat tai haittaavat työelämän ja vapaa-ajan yhdistämistä. Siinä pohditaan, onko työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapainottamisella vielä merkitystä, kun keskimääräinen työaika on laskenut tasaisesti. Mitä hyötyä työaikadirektiivistä on, ja mikä on joustavaa työaikaa koskevien toimintalinjojen rooli? Millaista erityistukea tarvitsevat henkilöt, joilla on omaishoito- tai lastenhoitovelvoitteita? Työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapaino liittyy muihin elämänalueisiin, mukaan luettuna korkealaatuisten lastenhoitopalvelujen tarve, sukupuolten työllisyyseroja koskevat kysymykset ja mahdollisuuksien tarjoaminen ikääntyneille työntekijöille, jotka eivät voi jatkaa työskentelyä kokoaikaisesti.
Työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapaino: ratkaisujen löytäminen kaikille

Key outputs

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Oikeus olla tavoittamattomissa: Katsaus yritysten käytäntöihin

Digitaaliteknologian ansiosta monet työntekijät voivat tehdä työtään milloin tahansa ja missä tahansa. Tällä on sekä etuja että haittoja. Eurofoundin tiedot osoittavat, että etätyöntekijät tekevät kaksi kertaa muita todennäköisemmin töitä enemmän...

9 syyskuu 2021
Publication
Research report
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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...

3 maaliskuu 2020
Publication
Research report
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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...

7 helmikuu 2019
Publication
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

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)

Arts, entertainment and recreation: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the arts, entertainment and recreation sectors (NACE 90, 91, 92 and 93). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and

13 April 2014
Publication
Information sheet
Health and well-being at work
Skills and training
Working time
Work organisation
Working conditions
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Job quality
Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work

Accommodation sector: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the accommodation sector (NACE 55).1 It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34

08 April 2014
Publication
Information sheet
Health and well-being at work
Skills and training
Working time
Work organisation
Working conditions
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Job quality
Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work

Other service activities: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the other service activities sector (NACE 94 to 96). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work

08 April 2014
Publication
Information sheet
Health and well-being at work
Skills and training
Working time
Work organisation
Working conditions
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Job quality
Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work

Quality of life in Europe: Families in the economic crisis

The economic crisis has reshaped the lives of millions of European citizens. But how has it affected families with children? Children are more at risk of poverty or social exclusion than the overall population in a large majority of EU countries; hence, it is important to understand how the crisis

26 March 2014
Publication
Research report
Living conditions and quality of life
Public services
Social policies
Subjective well-being
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Care
Living conditions

Chemical industry: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the chemical industry (NACE 20 and 22). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34

17 March 2014
Publication
Information sheet
Health and well-being at work
Skills and training
Working time
Work organisation
Working conditions
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Job quality
Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work

Retail sector: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the retail sector (NACE 47). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34 European

13 March 2014
Publication
Information sheet
Health and well-being at work
Skills and training
Working time
Work organisation
Working conditions
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Job quality
Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work

Media and communications: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the media and communications sector. It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34

13 March 2014
Publication
Information sheet
Health and well-being at work
Skills and training
Working time
Work organisation
Working conditions
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Job quality
Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work

Social work sector: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the social work sector (NACE 88). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34 European

13 March 2014
Publication
Information sheet
Health and well-being at work
Skills and training
Working time
Work organisation
Working conditions
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Job quality
Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work

Metal industry: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the metal industry (NACE 25 to 30). The sector includes the manufacture of fabricated metal products, computers, electronic and optical products, electrical equipment, automotive production

13 March 2014
Publication
Information sheet
Health and well-being at work
Skills and training
Working time
Work organisation
Working conditions
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Job quality
Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work

Agriculture sector: Working conditions and job quality

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the agriculture sector (NACE 1). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work across 34 European

13 March 2014
Publication
Information sheet
Health and well-being at work
Skills and training
Working time
Work organisation
Working conditions
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Job quality
Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work
Online resources results (153)

Negative impact of job demands on work–life balance of police officers

Nowadays, for many employees, successfully combining work and non-work has become a major challenge that sometimes creates problems or conflicts. The process whereby work demands negatively affect one’s functioning in the home domain is defined as ‘work–home interference’. This situation is assumed

12 elokuu 2007
Article
Living conditions and quality of life
Work-life balance

Parliamentary report recommends actions to improve work–life balance

In April 2007, the Spanish parliament (Congreso de los Diputados [1]) approved a report (in Spanish, 657Kb PDF) [2] with policy proposals on the regulation and adaptation of working time regulation and work flexibility in Spain. The overall aim of the report is to address the issue of reconciling

5 elokuu 2007
Article
Gender equality
Living conditions and quality of life
Work-life balance

More progress in gender equality needed

Established in 1994, the Research Centre for Gender Equality (Κέντρο Ερευνών για Θέματα Ισότητας, KETHI [1]) is managed and funded by the General Secretariat for Equality, attached to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Public Administration and Decentralisation (Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών, Δημόσιας

29 heinäkuu 2007
Article
Gender equality
Living conditions and quality of life
Work-life balance

Low degree of working time flexibility

In June 2004, the National Statistical Institute (NSI [1]) carried out an ad hoc labour market survey as part of the harmonised EU programme for business and consumer surveys. The survey was conducted in the industry, retail trade and services sectors. Employers in 3,131 enterprises were interviewed

8 heinäkuu 2007
Article
Employment status
Employment and labour markets
Living conditions and quality of life
Work-life balance
Working conditions
Working time
Working conditions and sustainable work

Employer attitudes towards employees with preschool age children

Within the framework of the European Commission’s EQUAL [1] initiative, the project FORWARD! Reconciling family and work (in Lithuanian) [2] aimed to minimise the labour market exclusion of families with young children and to improve childcare facilities. In 2005, as part of the project, 30

1 heinäkuu 2007
Article
Gender equality
Living conditions and quality of life
Work-life balance

Inflexible working hours an obstacle to work–life balance

Within the framework of implementation of the EU’s EQUAL [1] initiative ‘Forward! Family and work reconciliation development’ (in Lithuanian) [2], a survey of families and parents with children of preschool age was carried out in Lithuania in 2005. The survey looked at the needs of such families

10 kesäkuu 2007
Article
Living conditions and quality of life
Work-life balance
Working conditions
Working time
Working conditions and sustainable work

Gender differences in reasons for working from home

Not only women who care for children opt to work from home, but also students, disabled people or individuals with a particular lifestyle. The characteristics of teleworking and the reasons given for working from home should be examined separately for men and women. That is because women generally

26 huhtikuu 2007
Article
Living conditions and quality of life
Work organisation
Work-life balance
Working conditions
Working conditions and sustainable work

Factors behind low take-up of parental leave

The study /Women and men in Romania: Reconciling work and family life/, published by the National Institute of Statistics (Institutul Naţional de Statistică, INS [1]) in 2006, examines the gender dimension in terms of demography, health, education, employment and income. [1] http://www.insse.ro/

3 huhtikuu 2007
Article
Gender equality
Working time
Work-life balance
Working conditions
Living conditions and quality of life
Working conditions and sustainable work

Work and employment in the creative industries

The study carried out by Joanneum Research [1] and FORBA [2] investigated areas such as working conditions, career paths and strategies for coping with work pressure. [1] http://www.joanneum.at [2] http://www.forba.at

1 maaliskuu 2007
Article
Employment status
Gender equality
Pay and income
Employment and labour markets
Psychosocial risks
Working time
Work-life balance
Working conditions
Living conditions and quality of life
Working conditions and sustainable work

High levels of stress among sales workers and cashiers

On 19 July 2006, the Department of Safety, Health and Environment and the Working Women’s Department of the Cyprus Workers’ Confederation (Συνομοσπονδία Εργαζομένων Κύπρου, SΕΚ [1]) published a nationally representative study entitled /Safety and health in the workplace: Reconciliation of family and

11 helmikuu 2007
Article
Health and well-being at work
Living conditions and quality of life
Work-life balance
Working conditions
Working conditions and sustainable work
Blogs results (18)

Gender equality – What’s next? Let’s focus on the world of work

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 lokakuu 2023
Barbara Gerstenberger
Blog
Working conditions and sustainable work
Gender equality
Working time
Work-life balance
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Citizens need clarity on Europe’s challenges

14 joulukuu 2022
Mary McCaughey
Blog
Working conditions
Subjective well-being
Trust
Work-life balance
Living conditions and quality of life
Job quality
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Do we really have the right to disconnect?

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 heinäkuu 2022
Oscar Vargas Llave
Blog
Working conditions and sustainable work
Teleworking
Work-life balance
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
Digitalisation
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Marking International Women's Day - Sharing the caring: a necessary step towards gender equality

8 maaliskuu 2022
John Hurley
Blog
Teleworking
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Employment and labour markets
Labour market participation
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Good news for gender equality as we exit the COVID-19 crisis?

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 huhtikuu 2021
Maria Jepsen
Blog
Care
COVID-19
Employment and labour markets
Gender equality
Labour market participation
Pay and income
Teleworking
Work-life balance
Working conditions
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Choosing to challenge – the EU Gender Equality Strategy one year in

8 maaliskuu 2021
Anna Gallinat
Blog
COVID-19
Gender equality
Labour market participation
Pay and income
Work-life balance
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Could COVID-19 unravel years of progress on gender equality in employment?

​​​​​​​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 joulukuu 2020
Martina Bisello
Blog
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Labour market participation
Employment and labour markets
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Does the new telework generation need a right to disconnect?

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 joulukuu 2020
Oscar Vargas Llave
Blog
Working conditions and sustainable work
Work-life balance
Collective bargaining
Agreements
Digitalisation
Teleworking
Labour and social regulation
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
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COVID-19 unleashed the potential for telework – How are workers coping?

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 kesäkuu 2020
Oscar Vargas Llave
Blog
COVID-19
Work-life balance
Teleworking
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COVID-19 fallout takes a higher toll on women, economically and domestically

​​​​​​​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

3 kesäkuu 2020
Massimiliano Mascherini
Blog
COVID-19
Psychosocial risks
Living conditions and quality of life
Unemployment
Work-life balance
Gender equality
Teleworking
Data results (3)

Trends in average actual weekly hours worked in the main job, by sex and educational level, EU, Q2 2019–Q2 2022

22 joulukuu 2023

European Working Conditions Telephone Survey 2021

27 lokakuu 2023
Reference period:
2021

European Working Conditions Survey

24 lokakuu 2023
Reference period:
2015

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