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

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.…

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