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Équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée

L’équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée désigne un état satisfaisant de conciliation entre la vie professionnelle et la vie privée d’une personne. Favoriser un meilleur équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée pour les travailleurs tout au long de la vie est, depuis de nombreuses années, un objectif politique de l’UE, étant donné qu’il est essentiel pour garantir la viabilité du travail pour tous. 

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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...

Podcast

EU context

Le 26 avril 2017, la Commission a présenté le socle européen des droits sociaux, qui comprend une initiative visant à assurer un équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée des parents et aidants. L’initiative a pour objet de remédier à la sous-représentation des femmes sur le marché du travail et expose un certain nombre de normes minimales nouvelles ou améliorées applicables au congé parental, au congé de paternité et au congé des aidants.

Études d’Eurofound

Collecte de données

Les enquêtes européennes sur la qualité de vie (EQLS) d’Eurofound établissent des comparaisons entre les pays sur la conciliation entre vie professionnelle et vie familiale, les régimes de travail flexibles et la fourniture de services de prise en charge de qualité. Les enquêtes sur les entreprises en Europe (ECS) fournissent des données sur les raisons pour lesquelles les entreprises utilisent un large éventail de régimes de travail et sur la manière dont elles le font. Les enquêtes européennes sur les conditions de travail (EWCS) analysent l’aménagement du temps de travail dans toute l’UE et les questions y afférentes, y compris les régimes de travail flexibles, les préférences en matière de temps de travail et l’équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée.

L’Observatoire européen de la vie active (EurWORK) fournit des informations sur les conditions de travail et le travail durable, y compris une base de données sur les salaires, le temps de travail et les conflits entre les travailleurs et leurs employeurs. Eurofound a également évalué les coûts socio-économiques de l’écart du taux d’emploi entre les femmes et les hommes et peut offrir des informations sur la création d’emplois dans le secteur des services de prise en charge.

Visualisation des données

Gros plan sur: Foundation Focus – Équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée

23 décembre 2016 – Ce numéro de Foundation Focus se penche sur l’équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée et sur certains des facteurs qui aident, ou au contraire gênent, les travailleurs pour ce qui est de concilier vie professionnelle et non professionnelle. Étant donné la diminution progressive du temps de travail moyen, il pose la question de savoir si l’équilibre entre la vie professionnelle et la vie privée a encore de l’importance. En quoi la directive sur le temps de travail peut-elle apporter une aide, et quel est le rôle des politiques en matière de flexibilité du temps de travail? De quels soutiens spécifiques les personnes ayant des enfants ou des adultes à leur charge ont-elles besoin? L’équilibre entre la vie professionnelle et la vie privée est lié à d’autres aspects de la vie, et notamment à la nécessité d’une garde d’enfants de grande qualité, à la suppression de l’écart du taux d’emploi entre les femmes et les hommes et à la prévision de dispositions concernant les travailleurs âgés qui ne peuvent continuer à travailler à temps plein.
Équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée: Créer des solutions pour chacun

Key outputs

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Les technologies numériques ont permis à de nombreux travailleurs d’exercer leur profession n’importe quand et n’importe où, avec les avantages et les inconvénients qui en découlent. Les données d’Eurofound montrent...

9 septembre 2021
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Research report
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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 mars 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 février 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 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)

Hungary: Effects of ban on Sunday trading

A ban on Sunday opening for shops, which came into effect in Hungary in March 2015, appears to have had no direct negative effect on the economy. Overall retail sales have remained steady, and there have been no major lay-offs or closures. Shops have offset the closures by staying open longer on all

Spain: State of play regarding work–life balance and working time in companies

The economic crisis and recent labour reforms in Spain have hindered the development of policies to help employees have a better work–life balance, according to a report released in March 2015. The report, backed by the CCOO union federation, examines existing rights concerning work–life balance and

Czech Republic: Conference highlights difficulties for carers in labour market participation

Research findings presented during a conference on informal caregivers in the Czech Republic revealed the difficulties that workers providing long-term care face in participating in the labour force due to a lack of flexible working regimes and part-time jobs.

UK: Opportunities for flexible working are increasing

Opportunities for flexible working are widely available in the UK and employers’ enthusiasm for the concept is increasing, a survey has shown. However, the government-funded survey has also provided a mixed picture of the awareness of these opportunities and of the use of recent statutory provisions

Estonia: Identifying ways to improve the parental leave system

This study looked at parental leave schemes and benefits in place in Estonia with a view to assessing how well the existing system meets the needs of parents and employers. The aim was to identify new solutions to support policy development and to suggest ways to change the system to support work

Germany: Family benefit rule changes encourage parents to share childcare duties

In November 2014, the German government remodelled its parental benefit scheme to promote part-time working for mothers and fathers. The reform is a further step towards refocusing the country's family dynamic from the typical male breadwinner model towards a Nordic dual-earner model.

France: Donation of leave to employees with seriously ill children

Certain French companies have traditionally allowed employees to donate some of their leave to colleagues with seriously ill children. This tradition is sometimes implemented informally and sometimes enshrined in a company-level labour agreement. The French National Assembly has now passed a law

France: A legal right to switch off from work

On 19 June 2013, France’s social partners adopted a national interprofessional agreement on well-being at work which encourages businesses to find ways of avoiding intrusion on employees' private lives by defining periods when devices can be switched off and no company emails will be sent. The aim

Italy: Work climate improves while job satisfaction declines

The third Quality of work survey report, published by Italy’s National Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training Employment and Social Policies (Isfol), provides both synthetic indicators and an accurate overview of the quality of work in Italy. It shows that while the work climate is


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 octobre 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 juillet 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 avril 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 décembre 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 décembre 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 juin 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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