WG4 Work-Life Balance

According to the Cities for Children strategy „the compatibility between family and profession, children and career, is to be improved for parents by adapting working conditions of families and by providing high-quality affordable child care according to the needs of families”.

Moderation: City Of Vilnius, Lithuania

Senior Moderators: City of Strasbourg, France, City of Pécs, Hungary

Participating cities: Berne (Switzerland), Brno (Czech Republic), Nuremberg (Germany), Presov (Slovakia), Rijeka (Croatia), Salzgitter (Germany), Satu Mare (Romania), Strasbourg (France), Stuttgart (Germany), Tartu (Estonia), Vilnius (Lithuania) and Wroclaw (Poland)

Topics:

Advantages and drawbacks of financial support during maternity leave and professional reintegration after maternal leave
Work-life balance in the private sector and action possibilities for municipalities
Euro-Orphanhood
National labour laws and their effect on work-life balance

Meetings

22 - 23 February 2010 in Vilnius

Programme

30 June 2009 in Stuttgart

Protocol Stuttgart 30th June 2009

9-11 February 2009 in Strasbourg

Presentations

Guest Presentation: Time Office Paris

Guest Presentation: Lilly France

Protocol Strasbourg 9 -11 February 2009

Programme Strasbourg 9 -11 February 2009

If you wish to learn more about the City of Strasbourg's experience as moderator in work-life balance, please refer to the following documents:

Summary presentation by Councillor Dr. Zoltán Bretter, City of Pécs and WG moderator

Strasbourg and its action concerning families and young persons

Parental leave in France, overview by the City of Strasbourg

Strasbourg best practice: "Accueil Coup de Pouce"

May 7 2008 in Stuttgart

Protocol of the Stuttgart meeting, 7 May 2008

March 6 and 7 2008 in Pécs

Presentations

Strasbourg: Enabling work-life balance in Strasbourg

Wroclaw: A broader introduction into work-life balance

Rijeka: Work-Life Balance in Rijeka

Protocoll of the Pécs meeting, March 6 + 7, 2008

WG meeting in Vilnius 22 - 24 February 2010

From left to right: Mr. Vilius Navickas, Mayor of Vilnius; Ms. Violeta Podolskaite, Vilnius City Councillor; Participants from Vilnius, Strasbourg, Stuttgart, Klaipeda and Presov