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A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life: Taskforce Part-Time Plus Suzan Aafjes, Msc Policy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment 9 October 2009

A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life: Taskforce Part-Time Plus Suzan Aafjes, Msc Policy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus Ministry

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Page 1: A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life: Taskforce Part-Time Plus Suzan Aafjes, Msc Policy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus Ministry

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

Page 2: A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life: Taskforce Part-Time Plus Suzan Aafjes, Msc Policy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus Ministry

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

Page 3: A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life: Taskforce Part-Time Plus Suzan Aafjes, Msc Policy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus Ministry

Labour participation of working woman

Page 4: A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life: Taskforce Part-Time Plus Suzan Aafjes, Msc Policy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus Ministry

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

Page 5: A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life: Taskforce Part-Time Plus Suzan Aafjes, Msc Policy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus Ministry

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.

Page 6: A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life: Taskforce Part-Time Plus Suzan Aafjes, Msc Policy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus Ministry

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)

Page 7: A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life: Taskforce Part-Time Plus Suzan Aafjes, Msc Policy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus Ministry

What’s the aim of the TaskforcePart-time Plus?

Stimulate woman to increase the number of hours they

work

Page 8: A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life: Taskforce Part-Time Plus Suzan Aafjes, Msc Policy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus Ministry

How?

Communication

Research Debate

Internettool Pilots

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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).

Page 10: A Dutch approach for reconciliation between work and family life: Taskforce Part-Time Plus Suzan Aafjes, Msc Policy advisor Taskforce Part-Time Plus Ministry

First choice working parents to improve work-family balance (2009)

•Working at home•Flexible working hours•Childcare•Incidental leave•School hours•Parental leave•Other

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