ON A DIFFICULT PATH. REGULATING WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND SUPPORT FOR SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES
ON A DIFFICULT PATH. REGULATING WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND SUPPORT FOR SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES

Summary/Abstract: In line with current trends in labour law, the key word in regulation has recently been flexibility, which is considered useful and necessary for both employers and employees in shaping their working relationship. In this context, it is well known that more flexible working arrangements are particularly important for families with children and especially for women. Based on this argument, we believe that the need for flexibility in the employment relationship requires a much more complex approach in the case of single-parent families. The participation in the labour market of employees who are raising children in single-parent families is certainly important from several points of view. In their case, however, flexibility in the employment relationship is much more closely linked to the interests of the child or children they are raising, and specific labour law provisions are needed to offer them a higher level of protection and the possibility of achieving a work-life balance. Social security regulations also play a particularly important role in their case, as raising children in single-parent families can be a significantly greater financial burden than in families where both parents contribute equally to the children's maintenance. Building on the overview of the situation of single-parent families, our study examines the labour and social law instruments currently available to them in Romania, as well as the trends observable in recent legislative developments affecting them.

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