PHS and work-life balance: what economic and social contribution to our future?

Bruxelles, 7 November 2014

EIGE’s work on Good Practices in the area of Reconciliation

Main findings

ACHIEVEMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS

1. 13 good practices

2. Policy review (EU and national)

3. Methodological approach to identify and assess good practices on

reconciliation

4. Focus on benchmarking, awareness-raising and self-regulation

5. Literature review

6. 3 Factsheets on policies, good practices and positive flexibility

MAIN CHALLENGES AND GAPSMAIN CHALLENGES AND GAPS

1. Child care and other care services/facilities

2. Gender Stereotypes

3. Men’s involvement

4. Social and Political Awareness-raising

5. Flexible working arrangement

6. Involvement of all relevant stakeholders

7. Monitoring & Evaluation

KEY FEATURES TO MOVE FORWARDKEY FEATURES TO MOVE FORWARD

1. To address social partners and multiple stakeholders;

2. To promote public and private networking;

3. To target SMEs;

4. To invest in well-targeted awareness-raising initiatives.

5. To support researches and sex disaggregated data collection;

6. To learning from good experiences;

7. To investing in training, counselling and coaching;

8. To target men.

Self-regulation

Parental leave company workshops Austria

Project More Germany

24-hour Service Childcare Denmark

Halcom Family-friendly Enterprise Slovenia

Awareness-raising

Four Walls, Four Hands”, Campaign Austria

Managing Reconciliation of Work and Family Germany

A Hug from Daddy Denmark

Sharing Work-life Responsibilities (NISTA) Malta

Occupation Dad – I like it Poland

Benchmarking

Family/Employee-Friendly Company Competition Estonia

Family Audit Certification Italy

Equality Mark Malta

Think Act Report UK

http://eige.europa.eu/content/activities/gender-mainstreaming-methods-and-tools

http://eige.europa.eu/good-practices

Thanks

Contacts

Maurizio Mosca – EIGE’s work on Good PracticesMaurizio.Mosca@eige.europa.eu