WORK-LIFE BALANCE IN SELECTED COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

The aim is to compare the attitude of employers and employees of selected countries of the European Union towards flexible forms of employment and work, including ways how to apply the flexible forms of employment and work to the work-life balance. The introduction comes out of the method of comparison and suggests a procedure of resolution. The second chapter analyses a concept of flexicurity and compares the European models of work-life balance in relation of a flexibility of working conditions and a security of job market. The third chapter presents the results of work-life balance on the Czech labour market. The fourth chapter discusses and explains the main achievements of the concept of flexicurity. The conclusion confirms an importance of application of the flexible forms of employment and work for both employers and employees in selected European Union countries, including the Czech Republic, from a viewpoint of the employment policy and labour legislation.