11 Amendments of Sven SCHULZE related to 2016/2061(INI)
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the implementation of the principle of equal pay for the same work and for work of equal value is crucial to reducing pay and pension gaps and to eliminating the risk of poverty; one reason for the gender-related pensions gap is that men’s and women’s careers frequently differ in terms of length and patterns of employment; notes, further, that today more and better trained young women are entering the labour market;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that hitherto there has been little public discussion of the issue of the gender-related pensions gap;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that there are virtually no reliable statistics available concerning the gender-related pensions gap in the Member States;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that any discussion of the issue of a gender-related pensions gap must take account of individual decisions or agreements, for example between spouses or among family members;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that all people have the right to a decent public pension, and recalls that the Union recognises the entitlement to social security benefits and social services which provide protection in the event of old age or dependencyimportance of public social security systems funded by means of contributions as a key component of adequate pension provision;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RegretNotes that the current freeze and cuts in pensions in some Member States is hitting people with low incomes, part-time jobs or interrupted careers (most of them women) hardestpension levels are determined by each individual’s contribution history and that in certain circumstances some people may need a basic income in old age;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Member States to increase minimum wages as an important tool for narrowing pension gapsEmphasises that minimum wages must be linked to productivity and that the social partners should have a major say in setting their level;
Amendment 178 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. StressNotes that the sustainability of pension schemes can be reinforced by complementing social security with tax contributions;
Amendment 190 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Member States to eliminate obstacles – such as theEmphasises that increase ing the minimum contributory years necessary to be eligible for pension entitlements or the linking of pension benefits to lifetime contributions – to access to an adequate pension for people with interrupted careers (most of them women)is a key tool in stabilising social security schemes in times of crisis;
Amendment 215 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to reverse any reforms of pension systems that aggravate imbalancecompile more and better data on gender- related imbalances in pensions with a view to understanding the problem better and, on that basis, developing appropriate solutions; calls ion pensions (especially gender imbalances)the Commission to help the Member States compile the data so as to ensure that they are comparable in a European context.