In a press statement published on 29 September 2019, the European Trade Union Confederation underlined that in order to fully transpose EU Directive 1158/2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers (c.f. article No. 11231), seven countries will have to introduce paternity leave, while others will have to extend its duration. Alongside the statement, the ETUC also published the result of its study, ‘REBALANCE, Trade unions’ strategies ad good practices to promote work-life balance’ (attached). which emphasizes the importance of collective bargaining (especially in Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Sweden), in effectively implementing the rights to a work-life balance.
New rights for fathers in seven EU countries. The statement clarifies that ‘fathers in Italy, Croatia and Slovakia are set to receive paid paternity leave around the birth of a child for the first time ever under the directive adopted by the European Council in June,’ and that we should also see ‘at least double the length of paid paternity leave in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Portugal and Romania. Clarity is still required on both the date upon which these new rights apply, and the am
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