Traduction de «translation of horaire de travail souple » (Français → Anglais) :

44. Considers that European companies, especially in view of the need to protect those social groups most at risk (including old people, persons with disabilities and, in particular, young parents), to improve workplace safety and to promote forms of work organisation that can help extend accessibility, have a vital role to play in actively promoting and implementing equal opportunities, particularly in regard to family policy and combating discrimination on grounds of age, gender and family status; adds that companies should shoulde ...[+++]r their Corporate Social responsibility and embrace the challenges associated with an ageing population by such initiatives as the promotion of flexible working hours and part-time work, for example especially in regard to parents, prospective parents and older workers;

acts to strengthen labour market institution and establish that: firm-level agreements prevail over those under sector and occupational agreements without undue restrictions; firm-level collective agreements are not restricted by requirements regarding the minimum size of firms; the extension of sector and occupational agreements to parties not represented in negotiations is eliminated; the probationary period for new jobs is extended; temporal limits in the use of temporary working agencies are eliminated; impediments for greater use of fixed-term contracts are removed; the provision that establishes higher ...[+++]hourly remuneration to part-time workers is eliminated; and a more flexible working-time management including part-time shift work is allowed for’.

Increased flexibility of employment, as measured by the availability of flexible working time arrangements and of part-time jobs and self-employment opportunities, and special working arrangements such as homework or telework would generally increase both older people's labour force participation and the retirement age.

Policies on career breaks, parental leave and part-time work, as well as flexible working time, are of particular importance to women and men.

They include: more flexible work and working-time organisation (Germany, Belgium and France); part-time work facilities (Sweden, Luxembourg and Ireland); development of parental leave (Denmark, France, UK, Spain and the Netherlands); new measures, quantitative targets and deadlines on childcare provision (Belgium, France, UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Sweden).

Work organisation and work life balance depend on a number of aspects treated under other dimensions of quality at work: the introduction of more flexible methods and forms of work, including flexible working time; the availability of adequate care provision for children and other dependants, a more balanced approach between flexibility and security; a better application of existing legislation on health and safety; and the adaptation of workers to changes at work through lifelong learning at enterprise level.