Kick-off seminar LaW-BALANCE
Life and Work in Balance: Legal responses to working life in times of change and crisis.
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Open seminar
Thursday, October 26th
Auditorium 4, Dragefjellet skole
- 10:00: Expert presentations
Melanie Hack, Associate Professor, University of Bergen, Norway:
“Presentation of the LaW-BALANCE project”Tine Eidsvaag, Associate Professor, University of Bergen, Norway:
“The legal framework on Homeoffice in Norway”Tanja Haraldsdottir, Senior Researcher, Oslo Metropolitan University:
“Boundary crossing ICT use: Policy implications of changing patterns and perceptions of work time in professionals”Stein Evju, Professor em., University of Oslo:
“The right to paid leave – a Norwegian perspective”
11:15: Coffee break
- 11:30: Expert presentations
Monika Schlachter-Voll, Professor, University of Trier:
”Implementing the WLB-Directive in Germany”Colm O’Cinneide, Professor, University College London:
“Legislating for Work/Life Balance in the Open Labour Markets of Ireland and (Brexited) Britain”Lisa Waddington, Professor, Maastricht University:
“Achieving Work-Life Balance for Carers of Persons with Disabilities – Remedying the Limitations of the Work-Life Balance Directive through National Equality Law?”Mark Bell, Professor, Trinity College Dublin:
“Achieving Work-Life Balance for Carers of Persons with Disabilities – Rights for Carers in EU and National Law”
End 13:00.
Project seminar (closed)
Thursday, October 26th
Staff cafeteria
- 13:00: Lunch for the research group, scientific advisory board and members of stakeholder reference group
- 14:00: Roundtable discussions with members from scientific advisory participants and stakeholder reference group
End 16:00.
Friday, October 27
Staff cafeteria
- 10:45: Coffee and fruits
- 11:00: Discussion on the project, work packages and implementation
- 13:00: Lunch at Godt Brød, Café Christie
- 14:00: Closing, next steps
End 15:00