The Work-Life Balance II Research report reconciliation between personal, family and work life in Spain

This report presents a summary of the results of a sociological study funded by the EU's Directorate-General for Research. The study, called Conciliacion y empleabilidad, investigated the work-life balance-the goal of reconciling the demands of employment, family, and personal life-in the case of Spain. The aim was to identify strategies that facilitate sustainable balance between the three. The results covered personal and family strategies that make such a 'reconciliation' easier and contribute towards employability; strategies arising out of the context of the workplace and labour organization; and strategies observed in particular experiences and case studies. It concludes that the complexity and diversity of social situations poses many challenges to the desired work-life balance and requires ambitious and imaginative efforts by all the actors involved if it is to be achieved.