Activities of Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU related to 2008/2012(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 1
Part A – paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s aim of analysing the causes of the difference in pay between men and women and developing targeted approaches to tackle the pay gap and the segregation of the female employment market of which it is an adjunct; stresses that the many studies and large body of data which already exist indicate that progress has been too slow (a decline in the pay gap from 17% in 1995 to 15% in 2005).
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 4 – point a
Part A – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) specific policies to make it possible to reconcile work, studies, training and re- training as part of life-long learning with family and personal life, covering child care and other care services (which should be financially available and easily accessible regardless of individual employees’ status and type of contract), flexible work organisation and hours and maternity, paternity, parental and family leave in combination with the possibility of smooth reintegration,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 4 – point b
Part A – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) fiscal and social security policies, including gender-specific measures designed to compensate for unfair and unjustified pay differences and, boost quality female employment, and cover atypical work-care within the family or its broader environment.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 4 – point c
Part A – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) specific actions under the national programmes to implement the integrated guidelines for the 2008/2010 Lisbon Strategy cycle, designed to take account of local and regional conditions in each country, explore the possibilities for promoting equality and protecting women through the European mechanisms and the funds provided for this purpose and ensure the Roadmap for Equality 2006/2010 is implemented on schedule,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 4 – point e
Part A – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) the insertion of a clause requiringtaking of initiatives for respect for gender equality and equal pay in public contracts and the introduction of a specific label such as a 'quality certificate' for gender and pay policies which could be awarded to firms and confer on them certain advantages in terms of accmplementation by firms of a policy of gender equality and equality of pay within the framework of increased corporate social responsibility by effective measuress to national, local and European supporboost equality and make it measures and funding and boost their chances of securing public contractsier to combine family and professional life for men and women.
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas data indicate that qualifications and experiences acquired by women armust be financially less rewarded thanas much as those acquired by men; whereas the concept of "equal pay for work of equal value" also implies a redefinition of societal roles that have hitherto beenmust not be biased by a gender- stereotyped approach,
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Part B - paragraph 1 – point a
Part B - paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the concepts of pay and occupational social security schemes, ensuring that these are formulated in such a way as to fully reflect the data and evaluations contained in new job classification systems,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast1) states that the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value is an essential and indispensable part of the aquis communautaire, including the case law of the Court concerning sex discrimination, and it is appropriate to make further provision for the implementation of such principle, 1 OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p.23.Or. fr
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Part B - paragraph 1 – point c
Part B - paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the tasks of equal opportunity organisations, ensuring that they should play a greater role alongsidein cooperation with the social partners,
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Part B - paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Part B - paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Is convinced that it is essential to ensure better and speedier implementation of the provisions of the directive aimed at redressing differences in pay by ensuring the Member States, social partners and national and European equal opportunity organisations apply measures such as those set out in the 'Framework of actions on gender equality' endorsed by the social partners in March 2005, by providing for:
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 3 - 1 point 3.1.
Recommendation 3 - 1 point 3.1.
3.1. The concept of the value of work is marked by a stereotyped approach not favouring women, for example putting the emphasis on physical strengmust be based on interpersonal skills or responsibility, emphasising quality of work, with rather than on interpersonal skills or responsibility aim of promoting equal opportunities between women and men.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 3 - point 3.2
Recommendation 3 - point 3.2
3.2. The Commission's initiative should therefore focus on the obligation forinvite Member States to introduce gender- neutral job evaluations enablcomplying bowith employers and workers to identify possible pay discrimination based on a biased pay- scale definition, whilethe principle of equality between women and men. It remains important to respecting national laws and traditions concerning their industrial relations system. Such elements of work evaluation should also be transparent and be made available to all stakeholders and to labour inspectorates and equality bodies.
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 4
Recommendation 4
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 5
Recommendation 5
Further scrutiny of collective agreements and applicable pay scales and job evaluation schemes are necessary, mainly concerning the treatment of part-time workers and workers with other atypical work arrangements or extra payments/bonuses (more often given to men than women). Member States - while respecting national law, collective agreement or practice - should encourage social partners to introduce gender-neutral job evaluations, enabl complying bowith employers and employees to identify possible pay discriminations based on a biased pay- scale definitiothe principle of equality between women and men.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.1.
Recommendation 6 − point 6.1.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.2.
Recommendation 6 − point 6.2.
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − paragraph 1 − introductory part and indents 1 to 3
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − paragraph 1 − introductory part and indents 1 to 3
6.3. It is recalled that under the Recast Directive No 2006/54, Member States are already obliged to impose compensation or reparation (Title III Horizontal provisions, Chapter 1, Article 18), as well as penalties (Chapter 3, General horizontal provisions, Article 25) which are "effective, proportionate and dissuasive". However, these provisions are not sufficient to avoid infringement of the equal pay principle. For this reason, it is proposed that: – compensation or reparation should not be restricted by the fixing of a prior upper limit; – penalties must include the payment of compensation to the victim; – administrative fines (for example in the event of failure of notification or unavailability of analysis of wage statistics disaggregated by gender (according to Recommendation 2) requested by labour inspectorates;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − paragraph 1 − indent 4
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − paragraph 1 − indent 4