The Work-Life Balance Directive is being adopted by EU institutions. This Wednesday 15th March at the EPSCO Council, Ministers responsible for employment, social affairs, health and consumer policy from all EU member states will endorse the proposal before it is submitted…
While some progress has been made in 2018, carers’ needs still largely remain to be addressed Following the introduction of a legal measure allowing to offer one’s holidays to someone (employees and police officers) with caregiving responsibilities toward an elderly,…
A year ago, the EU Pillar of Social Rights reaffirmed that everyone has the right to affordable long-term care services of good quality, in particular home-care and community-based services. As we know already, the contribution by informal carers in the…
On the 21st of November, we had the honour of convening the Informal Carers Interest Group at the European Parliament. The theme of the day was EU Work/life balance initiative and the European Pillar of Social Rights – time for…
