New rights to improve work-life balance in the EU - Nuovi diritti per migliorare l'equilibrio tra lavoro e vita privata nell'UE

New rights to improve work-life balance in the EU

As of today, all Member States must apply EU-wide rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers adopted in 2019 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/IT/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019L1158&from=IT)*

 

These rules set out minimum standards for paternity, parental and carers' leave and establish additional rights, such as the right to request flexible working arrangements, which will help people develop their careers and family life without having to sacrifice either. 

 

These rights, which come in addition to existing maternity leave rights, were achieved under the European Pillar of Social Rights and is a key milestone towards building a Union of Equality. (...)

* DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/1158 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU

 

DIRETTIVA (UE) 2019/1158 DEL PARLAMENTO EUROPEO E DEL CONSIGLIO del 20 giugno 2019
relativa all'equilibrio tra attività professionale e vita familiare per i genitori e i prestatori di assistenza e che abroga la direttiva 2010/18/UE del Consiglio