7 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2008/0193(COD)
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The vulnerability of pregnant workers and of workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding makes it necessary for them to be granted the right to maternity leave of at least 18 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least six weeks allocated after confinement and at least four weeks before confinement.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) It will be necessary for Member States to encourage and promote active participation by the social partners to ensure better information for those concerned and more effective arrangements. Through encouraging dialogue with the above-mentioned bodies, Member States could obtain more feedback and a greater insight into the implementation of the directive in practice, and of problems likely to arise, with a view to eradicating discrimination.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The maternity leave stipulated in paragraph 1 shall include compulsory leave of at least six weeks after childbirth, as well as compulsory maternity leave four weeks before childbirth. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to choose freely the time at which the non- compulsory portion of the maternity leave is taken, before or after childbirth.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point d)
Article 1 – point 3 – point d)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 11 – point 5
Article 11 – point 5
5. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that workers, within the meaning of Article 2, may, duringas well as workers who are the intended mothers in the case of surrogate maternity leave orshall, when returning from maternity leave, as provided for in Article 8, request changes to their working hours and patterns, and that employers shall be obliged to consider such requests, taking employers' and workers' needs into accountevery day for a period of 30 months be entitled either to arrive at work one (1) hour later or to leave work one (1) hour earlier. Alternatively, with the agreement of their employer, their daily working timetable may be reduced by two (2) hours for the first twelve months and by one (1) hour for the next six months. These arrangements shall not in any way affect their pay.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 12 a – paragraph 4
Article 12 a – paragraph 4
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 12 a – paragraph 5
Article 12 a – paragraph 5
5. Paragraphs 1 to 43 shall also apply to any legal proceedings commenced according to Article 12.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 12 b
Article 12 b
Member States shall introduce into their national legal systems such measures as are necessary to protect individuals including witnesses from any adverse treatment or adverse consequence resulting from a complaint they have lodged or proceedings they have initiated with the aim of enforcing compliance with the rights granted under this Directive.