Reconciling Work and Family Life in EU Law and Policy

Since its timid introduction onto the EC agenda in 1974, reconciliation of work and family life has developed into a fully-articulated principle. This book explores this journey and its implications for the EC legal order and society. It argues that as reconciliation issues continue to evolve they require constant reassessment.

List of contents

Introduction: Reconciling Work and Family Life: Old Problems and New Challenges The Development of the Reconciliation Principle in EU Discourse The Leave Provisions The Time Provisions The Care Strategy Conclusions

About the author

EUGENIA CARACCIOLO DI TORELLA is Lecturer in Law at the University of Leicester, UK. Her main area of research is how the principle of gender equality applies to different areas of law. Eugenia has published extensively in this area and has participated in Commission-funded research projects.

ANNICK MASSELOT is Senior Lecturer in European law at the University of Leeds, UK. Her research interests focus on EU law, gender equality and equal treatment, social law, reconciliation of work and family life, pregnancy and maternity rights.

Summary

Since its timid introduction onto the EC agenda in 1974, reconciliation of work and family life has developed into a fully-articulated principle. This book explores this journey and its implications for the EC legal order and society. It argues that as reconciliation issues continue to evolve they require constant reassessment.

Product details

• Authors: Eugenia Caracciolo di Torella, Kenneth A Loparo, Kenneth A. Loparo, Masselot, A Masselot, A. Masselot
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349360567
• ISBN: 978-1-349-36056-7
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 273 g
• Illustrations: IX, 200 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Sociology, Social Inequality, Europe, Law, European Politics, Political Science, Political Sociology, European Union, Social & ethical issues, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Law, general, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Social Structure, EU (European Union), Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, European Union Politics, Europe—Politics and government, care;EU Law;European Union (EU);law;Policy;work