Parental leave: no new directive proposal for the moment

(B2) Contrary to its original intentions, the Commission seems to have given up - at least for now - on improving European legislation on parental leave.

This ten-year-old legislation (it dates from 1996) deserves a dusting off with the evolution of leave taken by fathers in particular. However, the European Commissioner, Vladimir Spidla, seems more inclined to give the social partners a chance to take up the subject themselves (we remember that it was the negotiation between the social partners that led to the current directive) .

On the other hand, the Commission still seems determined to propose some changes to maternity leave and to encourage the social partners to negotiate on other types of leave (dependency, etc.). A document should be presented to the social partners in June.