4 Amendments of Britta THOMSEN related to 2012/2046(INI)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Therefore calls on Member States, employers and trade union movements to draft and implement serviceable, specific job evaluation tools to help determine work of equal value and thus to ensure equal pay between women and men;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Council to break the deadlock on the adoption of the amendment of the Directive on maternity, accepting the flexibility proposed by the European Parliament for Europe to make progress in protecting the rights and improving the working conditions of pregnant workers or those who have recently given birth; emphasises the need to ensure that non-typical employees in companies such as locums, freelance workers and other temporary employees can utilise rights to an extent that reflects the individual employee’s work contribution in the period up to pregnancy and birth and which assures the greatest possible equality of treatment in relation to permanent colleagues in the area;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines the need to assure men’s right to take paternity leave, which will both strengthen their rights as parents and at the same time help to ensure a greater degree of equality between women and men; and a more appropriate sharing of the responsibility for family and housekeeping will enhance women’s opportunities for participating fully in the labour market;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need to combat all forms of violence against women in the service sector, including workplace harassment, sexual harassment, sexual abuse and human trafficking;