Plenary session - Work-life balance for parents and carers

Parental leave - Home work

Extra maternity paternity leave (extra time off for young mothers and fathers)

During the plenary session (3-4 April 2019) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the work-life balance for parents and carers.

Work-life balance for parents and carers: extracts from the debate

The proposal for a Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers includes also the introduction of carers' leave for workers providing personal care or support to a relative or person living in the same household. Working carers will be able to take 5 days per year. This infoclip illustrates the work life balance in relation with social protection. Examples of working persons taking care of their elderly parents.

Infoclip: Social protection - Work life balance - the caregivers

Illustrations of a pregnant woman, using bicycle, practising yoga, eating and reading

Infoclip: Social protection - Maternity leave

This infoclip illustrates fathers and mothers taking care of their children at different ages.

Infoclip: Social protection - parental leave

During the meeting of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), MEPs vote on the work-life balance for parents and carers, in the European Parliament (EP), in Brussels. Extracts from the vote and from the statement by David CASA (EPP, MT), rapporteur.

Work-life balance for parents and carers: extracts from the vote and from the statement by David CASA (EPP, MT), rapporteur - illustrative shots

This infoclip illustrates topics as job search; soup kitchen programme, homelessness; medical assistance for homeless people; parental leave and seasonal work.

Infoclip: Social Europe

<p>Debate on the Framework Agreement on parental leave, during the EP plenary session (09-12 May 2016) in Strasbourg. Statements by Maria ARENA (S&amp;D, BE), Rapporteur, Vera JOUROVA, Member of the EC in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, and Iratxe GARCIA PEREZ (S&amp;D, ES), Krzysztof HETMAN (EPP, PL), Arne GERICKE (ECR, DE) and Marian HARKIN (ALDE, IE)</p>

Framework Agreement on parental leave: extracts from the debate

This infoclip shows families in Burgos and Madrid, Spain. Mother taking care of her baby during maternity leave in Paris, France. Father taking care of his baby during paternity leave, Paris, France.

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