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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
Publication
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
Publication
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)

In November 2010, the Employment Committee (EMCO) issued a report (239Kb PDF) [1] on the quality of work [2] in the European Union. The report was based on the findings of a thematic review held in June 2010 which aimed to examine and exchange experiences about labour market policies intended to

14 March 2011

This report reviews the policy contribution of the fourth EWCS, paying particular attention to the: contribution that the survey currently makes to debates and action regarding specific EU social and employment policies and concerns; potential contribution of the survey in identifying new policy

23 March 2010

Working time policies, although designed within the national and sectoral framework and the boundaries of institutional regulations, are fine-tuned and implemented at the level of each company, taking account of the environment in which the company operates and the workforce it is employing. Hence

08 December 2009

This issue of Foundation Focus looks at families in the light of recent policy developments at EU and national level and based on Foundation research findings in this area. The aim of each issue of the series is to explore a subject of social and economic policy importance and contribute to argument

25 February 2009

There is evidence to support the case that innovative working time and work–life balance policies can lead to a variety of positive impacts at company level, including enhanced employee performance, reduced absenteeism levels, better recruitment and retention potential as well as greater overall

25 September 2008

This report examines the extent of occupational segregation by gender and how it impacts on the quality of women’s and men’s working lives. The analysis is based on findings from the fourth European Working Conditions Survey carried out across 31 countries, including the 27 EU Member States. The

21 September 2008

Ce numéro de Foundation Findings traite de l’équilibre entre la vie privée et la vie professionnelle des travailleurs européens. L’UE doit augmenter son taux d’emploi pour assurer la pérennité de sa croissance économique et promouvoir l’inclusion sociale. Pour ce faire, elle doit permettre aux

13 December 2007

This report addresses the key issue of time use and work–life options over the life course. The report aims to contribute to current debates on the subject, placing them in the wider context of 25 European countries and viewing them from a life course perspective. It considers the ways in which the

10 April 2007

This analytical report addresses the important question concerning the extent to which quality of work influences people’s overall quality of life. More specifically, the report undertakes a detailed analysis of how working conditions, job satisfaction and work–life balance affect life satisfaction

09 April 2007

Initiatives promoting reconciliation of work and family life have become popular across Europe as part of employment policies as well as social policies dealing, among other things, with the challenges of competitiveness, the renewed Lisbon targets for increased participation in the labour market

26 July 2006

Online resources results (153)

Fathers’ experience of parental leave

A joint study entitled ‘Fathers on parental leave’ has been carried out in Denmark, Lithuania, Malta and Iceland based on qualitative research with fathers on leave, employers and decision makers. In Malta, the research was commissioned by the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC [1]). The study

Benefits of work–life balance measures in SMEs

The report /Promoting equal opportunities in small and medium-sized enterprises/ (La promozione delle pari opportunità nelle piccole e medie imprese (923Kb PDF) [1]), published by the Confederation of Italian Industry (Confederazione Generale dell’Industria Italiana, Confindustria [2]), investigates

Parents and family–work conflict

At the request of the Ministry of Social Security and Labour (Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerija, SADM [1]), a joint research group conducted a survey in 2008 analysing parents’ needs for ensuring the welfare of their families. The methodology used was a representative survey of households

Majority of employers adopt work–life balance measures

In 2009, the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC [1]), Malta’s public employment service organisation, commissioned a transnational study on work–life reconciliation measures. The research was co-funded by the European Commission [2], with the countries Cyprus, Iceland, Slovenia and Sweden also

Role of public employment service in reconciling work and family life

The research project ‘Reconciliation of work and family life in Slovenia: Role of the public employment service’ was carried out by a group of researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana [1] in 2008. The project sought to examine the framework for reconciling work

Reported health differences between working and non-working people

In 2006, almost 25% of the Norwegian population aged between 16 and 66 years was regarded as belonging to the population group of non-working individuals. Reasons for not working were classified into six categories: disability, unemployment, having an old-age or early retirement pension, acting as a

Role of managers in facilitating work–life balance

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU [1]) published a research paper in 2009, exploring the role of managers in relation to work-life balance [2] policies. The study is entitled Living to work or working to live? The role of managers in creating work–life balance in Ireland (181Kb PDF) [3]. [1]

Gender differences in quality of work and life

The project ‘QUALITY of life in a changing Europe [1]’ (2006–2009) has been conducted in eight countries – Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden and the UK – under the European Community Sixth Framework Programme. Based on quantitative and qualitative research, the

Working conditions and quality of life in Spanish workplaces

The Sixth National Survey on Working Conditions reveals that almost one quarter of workers consider that their work is affecting their health, and almost three quarters suffer from musculoskeletal disorders. In addition, 71% consider that they are exposed to some kind of risk in the workplace. In

Commuting patterns among Hungarian employees

As part of the Labour Force Survey, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Központi Statisztikai Hivatal, KSH [1]) conducted a supplementary survey in the first quarter of 2008 to explore employees’ commuting patterns. The results (in Hungarian, 281Kb PDF) [2] of the survey were published in the


Blogs results (18)
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The impact of COVID-19 continues to create chaos in people’s lives across Europe and the world. The economy is heading towards another major dip, and a sense of general insecurity pervades. The daunting challenges confronting health services and projections on the long-term impact of the crisis domi

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Motivated workers have higher levels of engagement, better health and are able to work longer. Improving motivation at work is therefore a key component in meeting the challenges of Europe’s ageing workforce and improving the EU’s long-term competitiveness on a global scale. This means that fosterin

20 mars 2019
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After more than 60 years of European policy on the equal treatment of women and men, men still outnumber women in management positions by almost two to one. The women who do make it into management are more likely to be in non-supervising management roles where they manage operational responsibiliti

7 mars 2019
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Few events challenge the equilibrium between work and life like the arrival of a child. As gender roles continue to change in Europe, supporting the uptake of paternity and parental leave among fathers is fundamental, not just to close the ‘caring gap’ between men and women, but also to provide the

11 octobre 2018
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The European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS), carried out by Eurofound every four years, explores a variety of aspects related to living standards, health, family and work–life balance, as well as people's happiness levels, satisfaction with their lives, and their perceptions regarding the quality of

21 février 2018
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One of the common values that unites the European Union is that of equal opportunities: all citizens should have the same possibility to improve their lives and participate in the labour market regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. Ensuring equal opportunities in finding w

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Austerity measures introduced during the crisis have disproportionately concerned cuts in the measures that are most vital for reducing child poverty: cash and tax benefits, a new Eurofound report shows. Furthermore, there has been a move away from universal coverage towards more targeted support. O

3 février 2016
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The latest research from Eurofound on working conditions in Europe highlights that the 9-to-5 day is not the norm for many workers, and work commonly spills over into home life. Such patterns make it difficult to balance work and life outside work.

25 novembre 2015

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