CEC European Managers responds to the consultation of the European Social Partners on a new start for work-life balance

CEC European Managers has responded to the consultation, highlighting its willingness to start discussions with the other Social Partners.

European Social Partners have been invited by the European Commission to participate to a first-phase consultation on a comprehensive revision of the work-life balance legislation, following the withdrawal of the 2008 proposal to amend the Maternal leave directive. CEC European Managers has responded to the consultation, highlighting its willingness to start discussions with the other Social Partners. Any legislative intervention in this field (which covers all sorts of family responsibilities, including caring for dependent relatives) must address the “gender” issue that is associated to family care: all statistics show that it is mainly women who provide for care at home, with very negative consequences on their employment. The issue of female participation to the workforce, with particular reference to qualified employment like the one of female managers, cannot be dissociated from the capacity of our society to enforce equal caring opportunities for both men and women.