So close, but yet on 24 January 2019 another, the fourth, negotiation meeting needed to be held for the EU Parliament , Council and Commission to come to agreement over a draft directive aimed at strengthening the work-life balance for parents and those caring for dependents. This compromise, which has yet to be formally adopted by the Council and Parliament in plenary to become permanent, introduces the principle of two months' pay for parental leave, as well as a minimum of 10 days' paid paternity leave and 5 days' leave per year (unpaid) for carers. In addition, the project as it emerged from the negotiations improves the possibilities of flexible working time arrangements.
The provisional agreement introduces the following minimal provisions:
– It strengthens the existing right to 4 months of parental leave (already existing), by making 2 months non-transferable (one month today) between parents and introducing compensation for these 2 months at a level to be determined by the Member States (even if the draft text refers to an adequate level of payment or allowance).
– In order to be eligible parents must have already worked in the company for a period of a...
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