Home » Legal developments » National legislation » Carers’ leave: not all Europeans are on the same footing Carers’ leave: not all Europeans are on the same footing The European Work-life balance directive for working parents and carers introduced a specific 5-day leave period per year for workers providing personal care or support to a relative or person living with disability or severe illness in the same household. Although 24 EU Member States have now introduced carers’ leave, their individual application conditions vary widely and they do not always meet the EU Directive’s requirements. Through . Published on 29 September 2022 à 14h44 - Update on 29 September 2022 à 14h44 Resources EU Member States that still were not providing carers’ leave had until 02 August 2022 to introduce this leave period into their national legislation (c.f.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageNameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels