Activities of Siôn SIMON related to 2014/2160(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (A8-0213/2015 - Anna Záborská)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas the main challenge for all EU countries is the correct application and enforcement of the rules on equal pay, as established by Directive 2006/54/EC,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas employment rates are generally lower among women in comparison to men: in 2013, the employment rate for men stood at 69.4 % in the EU-28, as compared with 58.8 % for women1 a , __________________ 1a http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Employment_statistic s.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
-Ac. whereas women are generally paid around 16 % less than men, the gender pay gap effects women in receiving lower pensions in comparison to men – on average across the EU women's pensions are 39% lower than men's,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of discrimination in the labour market, including those against ethnic minorities, disabled people and women, and to adopt social protection measures in order to ensure that women’s pay and welfare entitlements, including pensions, are not lower than those of men doing the same job;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to actively implement the Commission Recommendation on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through transparency1 , by introducing recommended and tailor-made wage transparency measures and gender- neutral job evaluation and classification systems; calls on the Member States to require large companies to publish their gender pay gap. __________________ 1 C(2014)1405.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to use the naming and shaming approach as the main method for victims, trade unions and gender equality bodies in order to sanction unequal pay practices;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to use the naming and shaming approach as the main method for victims, trade unions and gender equality bodies as a sanction against unequal pay practices;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that women are still heavily under-represented in senior and leadership positions at all levels of political and economic decision-making; calls, therefore, for swift adoption of the Women on Boards Directive as an important first step in the right direction;for equal representation in the public and private sectors.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to make a strong commitment to encourage and support women into traditionally male dominated apprenticeships and occupations and to ensure that the employers carry out equality and diversity training for all staff to challenge sexist stereotypes and behaviour in the workplace.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to guarantee a return to work for women after pregnancy and maternity leave, to safeguard their maternity entitlements, and to take measures to prevent the unfair dismissal of employees during pregnancy and protect women and men with care responsibilities from unfair dismissal; on this regard, strongly opposes the Commission´s intention to withdraw the Maternity Leave Directive and asks the Member States to reopen the negotiations with the European Parliament.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that occupational and sectoral segregation of the labour market remains a factor in determining the gender pay gap; also stresses that women`s jobs, particularly those who work as domestic workers and careers, are consistently undervalued;more likely to be subjected to low pay, involuntary part time work, precarious jobs and zero hours contract.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to combat undeclared work and precarious jobs, including mini-jobs and false part-time jobs; deplores, furthermore, the abuse of atypical forms of contracts, including zero hours contracts, in order to avoid having to comply with employment and social protection obligations; regrets the fact that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women trapped in in-work poverty;