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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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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

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.

Het werk van Eurofound

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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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
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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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Work-related mental stress focus of research and policy debate

An annual Absenteeism Report (in German) [1] has looked at the impact of flexible working on employees’ levels of stress and related health risks. The 2012 research was jointly compiled by WidO [2], the research institute of public health insurer AOK [3], and Bielefeld University [4]. The study was

Well-being at work in the healthcare sector

A report, Development and protection of well-being and organisational health in healthcare (in Italian, 3.88Mb PDF) [1], is being promoted by the Italian Federation of Hospital and Local Health Agencies (FIASO [2]) with the aim of establishing a shared protocol for assessing the risks of work

Low levels of company allegiance among employees

GfK [1] is a leading market research agency. Its survey on employee engagement, pressure and stress related to employment, the GfK International Employee Engagement Survey [2], was conducted by the agency’s Custom Research sector [3] in April 2011. The survey was carried out across 29 countries, and

Effects of work environment and family–life balance

The Work and Family–Life Balance Barometer 2012 (/Barómetro de Conciliación/) was created using data collected from 710 questionnaires completed by Spanish employees. Using these data, the business services consultancy firm Edenred [1] and IESE Business School [2] have published a report (in Spanish

Social partners agree on definition for quality of working life

Between March and June 2012, the social partners from employers’ associations and trade unions took part in deliberations organised by the French National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions (Anact [1]) on Quality of Life at Work, in preparation for negotiations on a new national

Overtime hours decreasing but still high

The General Workers’ Union (UGT [1]) has published a report on the evolution of working time (in Spanish, 720Kb PDF) [2] and extra working time among Spain’s workforce. The report is based on data provided by the Survey on Active Population (EPA [3]) collated by the Spanish National Institute of

Denmark: Rise in reported cases of bullying and violence at work

The fifth Danish Work Environment Cohort Study, carried out in 2010 by the National Research Centre for the Working Environment, revealed both improvements and a decline in conditions for Danish workers. Compared with 2005, there was a significant increase in the number of people experiencing

Finland: Fewer occupational accidents but more violence at work

The Finnish National Work and Health Survey of working conditions and occupational health is carried out every three years by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. This report examines trends in occupational accidents and violence, exposure to noise, vibration and chemical substances

Belgium: Monitoring improvements in quality of work in Flanders

In 2001 the Flemish Government and social partners agreed to increase substantially the quality of jobs in the region. The Flemish workability monitor was developed to help determine progress in implementing this policy. This survey data report reviews the methods and key findings of the workability

Survey confirms effectiveness of collective agreements

As part of the European Social Fund project, ‘The practical implementation in economic spheres and enterprises of regulations regarding working conditions and safety at work’, which began in 2008, the Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS [1]) undertakes a population survey. The aim is to


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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