This report analyses the usage of part-time work in companies across the European Union and documents the extent to which it is practised. Based on a large-scale, representative survey carried out in establishments with 10 or more employees in 21 European countries, the report looks at different...

As the number of women participating in the labour market across Europe has grown in recent years, attention has increasingly focused on differences between men's and women's experience of work. This report examines the extent of occupational segregation by gender and how it impacts on the...

Parental leave - as well as other forms of family leave such as leave to care for children or family members - is a major policy element in the promotion of a better work-life balance for employees with caring responsibilities. While the 1996 EU Directive granted the right to parental leave in...

The current socio-economic, demographic and cultural changes under way in Europe are forcing changes in the way people organise their time and income over the life course. Such changes have raised concerns about the sustainability of existing social protection systems and about the need to adapt...