Protection of women’s rights in Lithuania, Estonia and Poland: in search of balance between work and family life

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knygos dalis / Part of the book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Protection of women’s rights in Lithuania, Estonia and Poland: in search of balance between work and family life
Authors:
In the Book:
Legal protection of vulnerable groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. Trends and perspectives / edited by Agnė Limantė and Dovilė Pūraitė-Andrikienė. Cham : Springer Cham, 2022. P. 107-136
Keywords:
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Estija (Estonia); Lenkija (Poland); Lietuva (Lithuania); Žmogaus teisės / Human rights; Socialinės teisės / Social rights; Moterys / Women; Darbo santykiai / Labour relations.
Summary / Abstract:

ENThis chapter analyses the protection of the rights of women with family responsibilities in the working environment in Lithuania, Poland and Estonia, focusing on measures aimed to assist coordinating work with family duties. Regarding the countries concerned, the chapter will firstly discuss the scope of legal protection against discrimination based on sex and equal opportunities for women in the field of employment. The authors will present the relevant recent policy documents seeking to identify what steps have been taken at the state level to strengthen the position of women in the field of employment. Secondly, legal regulations designed to reconcile work and family life (to achieve a work-life balance) will be analysed and evaluated. The analysis will cover the possibilities for part-time and flexi-time employment, the right to ask employers to provide women temporarily with work corresponding to their state of health; maternity leave; caring responsibilities (including parental leave and its division between parents); the possibilities for reducing and adjusting working time taking into account caring responsibilities; prohibition on terminating an employment contract during maternity/parental leave; restrictions on and specifications for the termination of employment contracts by an employer; special protection in the case of the illegal termination of an employment contract by the employer. [From the publication]

Subject:
Teisė / Law
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2023-07-07 19:17:12
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