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Press Release
4 May 2017
Brussels

The fifth meeting of the Interest Group “Work-Life Balance” took place on 4 May at the European Parliament under the patronage of Ms Evelyn Regner MEP (S&D) and Mr Thomas Mann MEP (EPP). At the well-attended event, Members of the European Parliament, representatives of trade unions, national Sunday Alliances, churches and civil society discussed “Digitalisation and the future of work – best practices and legislative challenges for Europe”. Over 55 participants in the Interest Group meeting discussed how to secure positive results from digitalisation and conclusions that can be drawn from these best practices for new working time regulations.

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2016/11/15 On 15^th November 2016 the European Sunday Alliance organized its third European conference this time on “Work-Life-Balance 4.0 – Challenges in a time of digitalisation” at the European Economic and Social Committee. During the day over 100 participants discussed how digitalisation will impact all aspects of our lives and how a healthy work-life-balance can be secured.

On this occasion the European Sunday Alliance also launched a Resolution for a better work-life-balance and synchronized free time in the age of digitalisation. The Resolution is aimed at activating civil society and politicians to use the opportunities for a better work-life-balance and to limit the risks created by digitalisation for the benefit of all European citizens. The Resolution is still open for signature.