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Evenwicht tussen werk en privéleven

Het evenwicht tussen werk en privéleven omvat een bevredigende balans tussen arbeid en vrije tijd voor elk individu. Al vele jaren heeft de EU een beleidsdoel om het evenwicht tussen werk en privéleven gedurende de levensloop van werknemers te verbeteren, aangezien deze balans cruciaal is om duurzaam werk voor iedereen te kunnen garanderen. 

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EU context

De Commissie heeft op 26 april 2017 het pakket van de Europese pijler van sociale rechten geïnitieerd, waaronder een initiatief om het evenwicht tussen werk en privéleven van ouders en verzorgers te ondersteunen. Dit initiatief is bedoeld om de ondervertegenwoordiging van vrouwen op de arbeidsmarkt aan te pakken en om een aantal nieuwe of aangescherpte minimumnormen voor het ouderschaps-, vaderschaps- en zorgverlof te formuleren.

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Het verzamelen van gegevens

De Europese enquêtes over de kwaliteit van het bestaan (European Quality of Life Surveys, EQLS) van Eurofound vergelijken landen wat betreft de combinatie van werk en gezinsleven, flexibele arbeidstijdregelingen en kwalitatieve gezondheidsdienstverlening. De Europese bedrijvenenquêtes (European Company Surveys, ECS) verschaffen gegevens over hoe en waarom bedrijven een grote verscheidenheid aan arbeidstijdregelingen benutten. De Europese enquêtes naar de arbeidsomstandigheden (European Working Conditions Surveys, EWCS) evalueren hoe arbeidstijd binnen de EU is georganiseerd en welke kwesties er spelen met betrekking tot flexibele regelingen, voorkeuren op het gebied van arbeidstijd en het evenwicht tussen werk en privéleven.

Het Europees Observatorium voor het arbeidsbestaan (EurWORK) biedt informatie over arbeidsomstandigheden en duurzaam werk, waaronder een database over lonen, arbeidstijd en collectieve geschillen. Daarnaast beschikt Eurofound ook over een raming van de economische en maatschappelijke kosten van de genderkloof in arbeidsparticipatie, alsmede informatie over het scheppen van banen in gezondheidsdiensten.

Datavisualisatie

Uitgelicht: Foundation Focus over oplossingen voor een beter evenwicht tussen werk en privéleven

23 december 2016 - In deze aflevering van Foundation Focus komt het evenwicht tussen werk en privéleven aan bod, met name de factoren die werknemers aanmoedigen of afremmen om werk en vrije tijd te combineren. Hoe belangrijk is het evenwicht tussen werk en privéleven nog, nu de gemiddelde arbeidsduur al tijden gestaag afneemt? Wat voor hulp kan de Richtlijn betreffende de arbeidstijd bieden en wat voor rol speelt beleid voor flexibele arbeidstijd hierin? Welke ondersteuning hebben mensen met zorgtaken voor kinderen of volwassenen specifiek nodig? Het evenwicht tussen werk en privéleven houdt ook verband met andere aspecten van het leven, zoals de behoefte aan goede kinderopvang, de aanpak van de genderkloof in arbeidsparticipatie en voorzieningen voor oudere werknemers die niet meer volledige weken kunnen werken.
Evenwicht tussen werk en privéleven – maatwerk leveren

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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 maart 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 februari 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 Foundation’s Company Survey on Working Time and Work–Life Balance 2004–2005 set out to map the use of a variety of working time arrangements in companies, to assess the reasons for their introduction and their impact. This report presents an overview of the survey’s initial findings. It focuses

01 June 2006

Tegen deze achtergrond heeft de Stichting vanaf het najaar van 2004 tot het voorjaar van 2005 bij meer dan 21 000 Europese bedrijven een uitgebreide enquête uitgevoerd naar arbeidstijden en het evenwicht tussen werk en privé-leven. De landen waar de enquête is gehouden zijn de 15 'oude' lidstaten

09 May 2006

Family support, social contacts and an adequate work–life balance are essential factors in overall quality of life for individuals. However, time constraints resulting from changing work and family patterns are having a negative impact on personal life. People are finding it difficult to find time

21 December 2005

Full-time work has become an increasingly common employment pattern in the European Union, for both sexes, since the enlargement of the EU to 25 countries in 2004. At the same time, there is widespread discussion about working time flexibility as a desired solution to enhancing the work-life balance

03 November 2005

This report explores how families, social networks and work–life balance issues affect quality of life. The survey shows that time constraints in the workplace impact negatively on overall quality of life, formation of families and family life. It highlights that people, particularly in the new

11 October 2005

This report explores the distribution of time between work and private life, and the organisation of its interrelationship, as it is of pivotal importance for the overall quality of life in Europe. As a result, the relationship between the quality of economic and social development has become an

13 May 2005

Working conditions and gender in an enlarged Europe presents a comparative study of working conditions for women in 10 central eastern European countries. The countries include eight of the 10 new Member States of the European Union, and two of the candidate countries, Bulgaria and Romania. National

22 April 2005

This background paper sets out the the context and poses questions on different aspects of attaining a better balance between the demands of work and personal life and finding new ways of organising individual working time over the life course. The main objective of the Foundation Forum is to

29 October 2004
Publication

This is a summary of the conference on 'Better work and life: towards an inclusive and competitive enlarged Union', co-organised by the Greek Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. The broad theme of the conference

11 November 2003

What are the working-time preferences of the workforce in Europe? Which schedules are the most compatible with family and other commitments? These questions are relevant to European employment policy and for the working-time policy negotiations of the social partners and are examined in this article

29 July 2003

Online resources results (153)

Measures to tackle absenteeism and stress at work

Work absenteeism statistics in Slovenia suggest that between 38,000 and 40,000 employees are off work every day. The figures show the country loses 10 million working days a year due to temporary absence from work for health reasons – such as illness and injury – or because family members need care.

Gender stereotyping still an issue among older people

On December 2013 Istat [1], Italy’s national bureau of statistics, and the Department for Equal Opportunities presented a report on gender stereotypes and discrimination. The report, Gender stereotypes, disclaimers and discrimination [2], was based on a survey [3] of discrimination based on gender

Stress and burnout prevalent in the workplace

In 2007, data from the Slovenian Government Statistical Office (in Slovenian [1]) showed that stress and depression were the second most frequent work-related problems, just behind back pain. [1] http://www.stat.si/novica_prikazi.aspx?id=1532

Better ‘workability’ means longer careers

Every three years, the Foundation for Innovation and Labour [1], part of the Flemish Social-Economic Council (SERV [2]), carries out a survey of attitudes towards work in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The results are used to assess the ‘workability’ of jobs in the region. The survey was first

Women at work: difficulties achieving work–life balance

Women’s employment patterns in Portugal have been examined in a new study, New labour dynamics and the challenges of articulation with family life (in Portuguese, 1.14 MB PDF) [1]. [1] http://sociologiapp.iscte.pt/pdfs/10340/10481.pdf

Bulgaria: Job satisfaction in light of poor economic outlook

The Institute for Social and Trade Union Research conducted national surveys on work climate in 2010 and 2012. The subsequent report, presented in 2013, provides a comparative analysis of the job satisfaction of employees, and those who are self-employed, with issues such as job security, pay

Women struggle to maintain work–life balance

A study has been carried out in Portugal on the challenges faced by women shift workers trying to balance family and working life. The study, Shift work defined in the feminine: What challenges to work–life balance? (in Portuguese, 1.04 MB PDF) [1], was the basis for a dissertation for master’s

Working conditions of professional athletes

A joint study, An analysis of the working conditions of professional sports players (4.31MB PDF) [1], has been carried out by social partners in the sector, including the European Elite Athletes Association (EU Athletes [2]) and UNI Sport PRO, the professional athletes’ branch of the Uni Europa [3]

Young women challenge gender stereotypes in face of crisis

The results of a study [1] into the effects of the financial and economic crisis on women in Cyprus have been published. The research was carried out by the Pancyprian Federation of Women’s Organisations (POGO [2]) and was published in June 2013. [1] http://www.pogocy.com/ [2] http://www.pogocy.com/

Social workers report a good work–life balance

A survey to assess the occupational well-being of employees in Lithuania’s social work sector was carried out in 2011 by researchers from the Lithuanian Social Research Centre (LSTC [1]). The results of the findings were published in 2103 in a report, /Occupational well-being in the sector of social


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 december 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 december 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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