With changes being made in the family structure recently it is important that laws and legislation be addressed accordingly. There is an increase in single parent families and an increase in 'two-breadwinner families'. In order to handle the two family frameworks new welfare laws encouraging single parents to find employment have been implemented as well as new laws on parental leave. This legislation can be found at the EC level. This article focuses on the needs which must be met of the these young families and offers suggestions as to they could be further helped.
International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations