12 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2015/2097(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
having regard to Articles 237, 9, 23, 24 and 33(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas there is little chance of the 75 % employment rate target set in the Europe 2020 strategy being achieved for women (it currently stands at 63.5 %) by 2020 without proactive policies designed to help women enter the job market, especially policies that promote a better work-life balancbalance between private life, family life and working life;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU as a whole is facing a serious demographic challenge as birth rates are constantly decreasing in most Member States, and whereas robust, cross- cutting, structural family policies that are fair to men and women must be considered the key instrument for dealing with this issue and should both improve women’s prospects on the job market and have a positive impact on demographic processes; stresses the importance of family mainstreaming in EU policies;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the evaluation of the effectiveness of Directive 2010/18/EU does not merely concern the issue of gender equality and women's access to employment, but also the need to enable parents to fulfil, as best they can, their responsibilities towards their children, including their own key educational role, and to spend quality time with their children;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the work-life balance is a fundamental right which should be fully incorporated into every EU text that might have an impact on the matter; highlights, more generally, the importance of having family-friendly working environments;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that family rights assigned by public policies to support families, including parental leave, should be individual rather than transferable, ensuring a flexible approach, with a view to encouraging both parents to achieve a better work-life balancbalance between private life, family life and working life;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of drawing useful lessons from the Member State legislation applicable and incorporating best practices at national level into Directive 2010/18/EU (e.g. exemption from overtime or night work until offspring reach a certain age), while ensuring at the same time that the instrument provides the necessary flexibility; stresses the need to incorporate within the text the various approaches adopted by the Member States;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for measures to improve and strengthen the provisions of Directive 2010/18/EU regarding the conditions of eligibility and detailed rules for granting parental leave to those who have children with a disability or serious or long-term incapacitating illness, taking account also of best practice in the Member States (extension of the age limit of the child regarding eligibility for parental or childcare leave, easier access to part-time work arrangements on return, extension of leave duration);
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses the need to preserve and strengthen provisions relating to reinstatement in the same post or an equivalent or similar post, in accordance with the contract or terms of employment of a worker who has taken parental leave, changes to working hours and/or routines on return to work (including the need for the employer to justify any refusal) and protection against dismissal and less favourable treatment as a result of applying for or taking parental leave;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Stresses that satisfactory parental leave arrangements are closely linked to adequate pay and that any revision of Directive 2010/18/EU must, among its principal objectives, seek to improve the situation in this regard in the Member States;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Stresses the favourable or unfavourable impact that satisfactory or unsatisfactory parental leave provisions may have on the physical and mental health of mothers, fathers and their children;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Stresses the need to take account of the specific situation and particular needs of large families;