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LEGAL MODALITIES FOR ENSURING THE BALANCE BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AND PRIVATE LIFE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Mirica Stefania Cristina

First published: 2024https://doi.org/10.35603/sws.iscss.2024/s02/11View metrics

Abstract

The demands of the contemporary society revealed the necessity to create a legislative framework that would be able to provide concrete solutions to ensure the balance between professional and private life. To achieve this, it was emphasized at the European Union level that workers ought to gain from suitable policies that would motivate them to keep their jobs or go back to work after carrying out responsibilities imposed by their personal lives, such as being parents or family caregivers. The European Union’s legislation has made it clear that in order to achieve these aims, it is crucial to both create new worker rights and reinforce and unify the ones that already exist, such as paid parental leave and maternity leave. In the studies conducted so far has been revealed that appropriate measures will create the premises for achieving a high-level occupancy in the labor market and, at the same time, workers will be able to provide care for children and other family members. This article contains the analysis of the legal measures adopted by the European Union regarding the caregiver leave, motivated absence in case of family emergencies and the possibility of requesting flexible work programs. Romania, as a state member, enacted Law No. 283/2022 in order to adhere to these principles. This law changed the legal framework that governs employees and public offici

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Title
LEGAL MODALITIES FOR ENSURING THE BALANCE BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AND PRIVATE LIFE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Authors
Mirica Stefania Cristina
Proceedings
Proceedings of 11th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences - ISCSS 2024
Publisher
SGEM WORLD SCIENCE (SWS) Scholarly Society
Year
2024
Pages
189-196
SWS Citekey
Cristina20243189196
ISSN
2682-9959
ISBN
978-3-903438-10-1
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Proceedings contents
Open official contents
Keywords
professional lifeprivate lifeworkerscaregiver leavelegal framework
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