Opposition Leader Bernard Grech announced a pack of proposals aimed at addressing work-life balance.
One of these proposals is to extend paid paternity leave to 15 days, rather than the current one-day paternity leave.
Addressing a press conference, Grech said that a portion of this paternity leave can be taken alongside the mother's maternity leave, for them to be able to spend more time with their new-born.
8-week parental leave will also be paid for by the government, he said. This will need to be taken before the child's 8th birthday, said Grech. This also applies for those who adopt a child as well as foster carers.
"We will also grant those who are self-employed the same maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave, the same principles that parents employed with the government would receive," Grech said.
He said that financial support will be given for nanny or child-minding services for working parents, including the self-employed, which will include subsidies or tax rebates of 50% of the costs for these services.
Parents will also be allowed to take sick leave in circumstances where their children are sick, Grech said.
Subsidies or tax rebates will be given as aid for housework, Grech added. The scheme will apply for households where both parents are working, where there are children under 12, as well as for all those with children with a disability, he added.
Grech said that parents will have the right to ask for temporal flexibility with regards to the time they start and finish work.
The PN will also give all employees the right, whether they are parents or not, to have a set number of days within the week where they can work from home, and employers will have to provide proof of justification should this be refused, Grech said.
Tax rebates will be given to employers to invest in ergonomic furniture at the workplace, whilst free WiFi services should be provided to those who work remotely, Grech said. He also said that there will be further protection for pregnant women at the workplace.