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Work Life Balance in Czech and European Union law
Jankovcová, Kristýna ; Vysokajová, Margerita (advisor) ; Štefko, Martin (referee)
Work Life Balance in Czech and European Union law Abstract Work-life balance is an important political and legal instrument with a significant impact on the employment rate, birth rate, work productivity and other key indicators. This thesis deals with the concept of work-life balance in the legal framework of the Czech Republic as well as the European Union, focusing on workers with care responsibilities. The aim of the thesis is to analyze legal instruments in favour of work-life balance, identify their shortcomings, consider possible ways of overcoming such limitations and assess the EU legal framework's impact on the national legal framework. Work-life balance is closely linked to the concept of equal treatment between women and men. For this reason, the thesis focuses on legal instruments that are gender-neutral or that can contribute to overcoming the traditional perception of women as primary carers. The examined legal instruments were also selected based on their relevance in terms of ongoing discussions on both national and EU level. The first part of the thesis should facilitate the reader's understanding of the EU work-life balance legal framework by exploring the origin and development of the concept, legislative and non-legislative instruments and case law of the Court of Justice of the EU. The...

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