21 Amendments of Sophia IN 'T VELD related to 2014/2160(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the report 'Being Trans in the European Union' by the Fundamental Rights Agency (2014);
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the ‘recast Directive’ introduced some novelties, such as the implementation of the equal opportunities principle and the definition of the concept of indirect discrimination, protection from discrimination arising from the gender reassignment of a person, and made explicit reference to the reconciliation of work, private and family life; whereas the impact of these novelties in Member States remains limited;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the practical application of provisions on equal pay in the Member States was acknowledged as one of the most problematic areas; whereas, according to the latest figures, the gender pay gap still expersists, standing at 16.4 %, andan average of 16.4 % across the EU, but with significant differences between member states; whereas despite existing EU legislation and soft-law recommendations, progress in this area is extremely low;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas relativelimited progress has been made as regards women’s employment rates, but despite the existing framework at EU and national level, the level of occupational and sectoral segregation of women and men into different types of jobs remains relatively high, a situation which also has an impact on the gender pay gap over the course of a lifetime; whereas vertical segregation, whereby women feature predominantly in lower-paid occupations or are in lower-level positions in the hierarchy, also contributes to the gender pay gap;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas motherhood and care for the elderly, disabled persons and other dependents represent additional work that is for the most part carried out by women; whereas this work is neitherrarely paid nor adequately valued by society, even though it contributes to social welfare and can be measured by economic indicators such as GDP; whereas this results in the widening of the income gaps that exist between women and men and detrimentally impacts women's career paths through the ‘costs’ of the years spent out of the labour market or of reduced hours due to part-time arrangements; whereas the impact of these elements on lifetime earnings varies across the Member States depending on the level of support given to parents, including childcare provision, by either legislative measures or collective agreements;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas certain women are at risk of multiple discrimination in employment and occupation, such as women of ethnic minorities, lesbian women, bisexual women, transgender women, single women, women with disabilities and older women;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas equality bodies are present in all member states but their work and impact varies greatly depending on their level of independence and their competences and resources; whereas equality bodies should be adequately supported and strengthened in the performance of their tasks aswith regards to the promotion, monitoring and support of equal treatment in an independent and effective manner;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to map the application of the existing job evaluation and classification systems which vary considerably; calls on the Commission to introduce guidelines for gender neutral job evaluation and classification systems, including specific measures, such as the proportional representation of women and men on evaluation committees, the development of gender neutral job descriptions and of weighting grids, and the definition of clear criteria for assessing the value of work;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that a clear and harmonised job classification system and greater wage transparency will improve access to justice; notes that several Member States have already taken specific wage transparency measures; underlines the disparity that exists between these measures and takes note of the 2014 Commission recommendations on wage transparency, although regrets its non-binding nature and lack of formal sanctions; calls on the Commission to evaluate the real impact of these recommendations;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that occupational pensions schemes are to be considered as pay and that the principle of equal treatment applies to these schemes and recognises that women's access to occupational pension schemes is more restricted, due to shorter working hours, shorter length of service and horizontal and vertical gender segregation in the labour market, the gender pay gap and contribution based schemes rarely take care related breaks and involuntary part-time work into account; calls on the Commission to examine the impact of the shift from statutory state pensions towards occupational and private schemes on the gender pension gap; calls on the Commission to monitor closely and report on the implementation of this principle as the transposition has proved to be unclear in some Member States and the distinction between statutory and occupational schemes still poses problems in certain cases;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to safeguard their maternity entitlements, to take measures to prevent the unfair dismissal of employees during pregnancy and when returning to work after maternity leave; calls on the Council to finally adopt a common position on the revision of the directive on the implementation of measures to promote improvements in the health and safety at work of pregnant workers, workers who have recently given birth and women who are breastfeeding; the so-called Maternity Leave Directive, and the Women on Boards directive
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, by creating effective monitoring systems, to take actions to improve the collection of data on harassment and discrimination cases on the grounds of sex, including as regards discrimination related to pregnancy and maternity and other forms of leave; calls on the Commission to include an assessment of the implementation of Article 26 (regarding sexual harassment) in its evaluation report on the implementation of Directive 2006/54/EC;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Regrets that many Member States have failed to introduce explicit protection from discrimination related to gender reassignment, when transposing the Directive and calls upon the European Commission to hold Member States accountable; believes that the current legal protection accorded by the Directive to those who intend to undergo, are undergoing or have undergone gender reassignment should be extended to all transgender persons; calls, in this regard, to include explicitly a ban on discrimination on grounds of gender identity in any future recast;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that access to justice in this field is limited due to several causes, such as the length or costs of the procedures, the challenges faced by equality bodies in some member states, the lack of wage transparency, the absence of free legal aid orand the fear of victim stigmatisation in the workplace; underlines the fact that the application of the burden of proof rule also poses problems in several Member States; calls on the Member States to support equality bodies, trade unions, community organisations and NGOs in taking an active role in providing assistance to victims of discrimination;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to assess the existing best practices and to disseminate the results of this assessment as regards the effective measures that Member States could take to encourage employers and organisations involved in vocational training to prevent all forms of gender- based discrimination on the grounds of sex, in particular as regards harassment and sexual harassment in the workplace, through enhancing access to employment, offering further vocational training and promoting best practices;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates that equality bodies should have the powercompetences and adequate resources and personnel to monitor and report effectively and independently on the legislation which promotes equality between women and men; stresses that the independence of equality bodies needs to be protected in all member states;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up significantly awareness raising measures as regards the rights of the victims of discrimination on the grounds of sex; underlines the need for cooperation by all stakeholders, including equality bodies, social partners and NGOs, to address stereotypes about the work of women and men and how they impact on the value of work and low pay;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to introduce common standards and checks to ensure the independence and effectiveness of national equality bodies;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study that would compare the situation of mothers and women without children; points out that the aim of such a study should beworking mothers, mothers who choose to stay at home, and women without children to shed more light on the position of theseeach of these groups of women on the labour market, specifically targetlooking at levels of employment and pay, the pay and pension gaps, and career development and pensions;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study how procedures related to the official recognition of the gender reassignment of a person, or the absence of such procedures, affect transgender people's position on the labour market, particularly their access to employment, level of remuneration, career development and pensions;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that the country-specific recommendations, which come under the framework of the European Semester, should include targets to reduce the gender pay and pension gaps;