The Lisbon agenda has set EU Member States the challenge of increasing employment rates, especially for women and for older workers. In order for the targets to be met, it will be necessary to attract these groups into the labour force in increasing numbers, and to retain them there. For this to...

The reconciliation of work and life responsibilities has become an increasingly relevant policy topic in recent decades. It has an implicit societal value linked to gender equality and quality of life. This paper explores the issues involved, particularly in the context of workers having care...

Work plays a pivotal role in people's lives, in the functioning of companies and in society at large, Improving the quality of work and working conditions has long been at the forefront of EU policy, most recently in the Europe 2020 Strategy towards 'Smart, inclusive and cohesive growth'. The...