Report on the application of Council Directive 2010/18/EU of 8 March 2010 implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC and repealing Directive 96/34/EC

This dossier reports on the application of the Council Directive implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave. The amendments address the Europe 2020 employment-rate target for women, work-life balance, low take-up of parental leave by fathers, non-transferable and properly paid leave, childcare facilities, the gender pay gap, demographic challenges and declining birth rates, citing Eurofound research and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.