Once again, a progressive initiative by the Commission has been watered down by the Member States
A year ago, we were cheered up by this transformative proposal: the Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers. Barbara Helfferich's article soundly analised the package of legislative and non-legislative initiatives on work-life balance that the European Commission put forward. (Read the article here) After a full year in the Council, it is deemed too costly, .....and governements are not willing to help fathers to share the burden of caring for the family members
