TY - BOOK
T1 - National policies to support the reconciliation of employment, childcare and the care of older family members: a comparative review to inform personnel policies in the European chemical in the European chemical industry
AU - Fagan, Colette
AU - Norman, H.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Reconciliation measures make an important contribution to the recruitment and retention of women and support employees – men as well as women – who have family care responsibilities to coordinate with their employment. We provide a comparative overview of the national framework of legal regulations and policies to support the reconciliation of employment with the care of children and older family members in nine EU countries: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It is intended to help companies, associations and national governments develop appropriate strategies to achieve equal participation of women in the chemical industry, which is also onestep towards achieving one of the European 2020 priorities; namely to reach a 75 per cent employment rate for women and men aged 20-64 by 2020.
AB - Reconciliation measures make an important contribution to the recruitment and retention of women and support employees – men as well as women – who have family care responsibilities to coordinate with their employment. We provide a comparative overview of the national framework of legal regulations and policies to support the reconciliation of employment with the care of children and older family members in nine EU countries: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It is intended to help companies, associations and national governments develop appropriate strategies to achieve equal participation of women in the chemical industry, which is also onestep towards achieving one of the European 2020 priorities; namely to reach a 75 per cent employment rate for women and men aged 20-64 by 2020.
KW - Reconciliation, Employment, Family, Childcare, Parental Leave, Flexible working, Women
M3 - Commissioned report
BT - National policies to support the reconciliation of employment, childcare and the care of older family members: a comparative review to inform personnel policies in the European chemical in the European chemical industry
PB - FECCIA
CY - Berlin, Germany
ER -
