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A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life:
Taskforce Part-Time Plus
Suzan Aafjes, MscPolicy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
9 October 2009
Labour participation of working woman
Labour participation of women
48
50
52
54
56
58
60
62
64
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
year
(%)
gross labourparticipation
net labourparticipation rate
Labour participation of working woman
Pros of Part-time work:
•Better individual work-life balance •Growing labour participation of women •Equal rights with full time workers •Flexibility for employers and employees
However…
• Calculations of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment show that of the 5.4 billion working hours available for the labour market, 75% can be obtained by women.
• Among part-time working women, still 1.9 billion working hours for the labour market can be gained.
More working woman
• Economic independence.
• More women should participate in the labour market: ‘(more) hours working should be financially profitable’
- Income dependent labour premium (IAK)- Income dependent combination premium
(IACK)- Childcare premium (Law of childcare)
What’s the aim of the TaskforcePart-time Plus?
Stimulate woman to increase the number of hours they
work
How?
Communication
Research Debate
Internettool Pilots
Pilots in companies and organisations
Research shows that Dutch women would like to work more hours a week than they currently do (SCP):
70% of the woman when offered possibilities to work at home; 85% of the woman when offered flexible workingtime arrangements (OSA).
First choice working parents to improve work-family balance (2009)
•Working at home•Flexible working hours•Childcare•Incidental leave•School hours•Parental leave•Other
www.taskforce-deeltijdplus.nlwww.24orMore.org