Activities of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2015/2116(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Application of the Employment Equality Directive (A8-0225/2016 - Renate Weber) DE
Amendments (12)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the rate of employment of people with disabilities in the Member States is underfar below 50 %, as compared to over 70 % for the general population, and the rate of unemployment of people with disabilities (18.3 %) is almost twice that of the general population (9.9 %);
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas only half of the people between 55 and 65 are in employment, and long- term unemployment is particularly prevalent among younger and older employees; whereas hiring rates and job transition rates of older workers are low across the European Union; whereas gender differences in employment rates are especially high for older workers;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Member States to develop an all-encompassing framework for measures benefitting access to work of people with disabilities, including using fines imposed for failures to comply with anti-discrimination legislation to finance other actinclusions in the fieldopen labour market;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Encourages Member States to provide ongoing support to employers that hire persons with disabilities so as to create favourable conditions and ensure adequate support in all phases of the employment life: recruitment, retention and career progression;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of having elderly in the workplace who cant contributions that older workers bring to society and competitiveness of companies; stresses the importance of involving older workers to pass on their knowledge and experience to younger workers, and regrets the fact that age is the first grounds for employment discrimination;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes with concern that the CJEU identifies solidarity between generations as the single most important legitimate aim justifying differences of treatment based on age, as those Member States that show higher employment rates for older workers are also those that perform far better in introducing younger people into the labour market;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that, thanks to policy changes, people aged 55-64 make up an increasing share of workers; regrets, however, that the employment rate for this group has increased too slowly and remains below 50only at 51.8 % in the EU19 ; is concerned about the gender gap in employment rates for this age category of almost 14%; is questioning how the digital market will affect employment, in particular for people over 50, and is worried about how little prepared the EU and the Member States are to address this issuregarding the digital change; __________________ 19 Businesseurope , ‘Position paper on Promoting diversity in employment and workplaces’, Nov. 2013.
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Is concerned about how the digital market will affect employment, in particular for people over 50, and about how little prepared the EU and the Member States are to address this issue; highlights that many employers do not hire older workers because of stereotypes on lacking or out-dated skills; therefore calls for the inclusion of life-long learning and adult education for workers of all age groups into the reflection on the upcoming European Skills Strategy announced by the European Commission;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. welcomes the work programme of European social partners for the period 2015-2017 which focusses on active ageing; calls upon social partners to thoroughly take on the issues linked to age discrimination, adult learning, occupational health and safety as well as reconciliation between work and family life to build a European framework that supports employability and health of all workers;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Welcomes the campaign 'Healthy workplaces for all ages' conducted by EU- OSHA; underlines the importance of effective occupational health and safety legislation and incentives for companies to adopt preventive methods; calls for the campaign to adopt strong outreach to companies of all sizes;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Welcomes the Commission's initiative on work-life balance; underlines that work-life balance is a challenge also to older workers, as 18 % of men and 22 % of women between 55 and 64 care for family members in need of care, while more than half of grandparents provide regular care to their grandchildren; recommends that the upcoming initiative on work-life balance fully includes measures to support informal carers and grandparents of working age as well as young parents;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Ensuring support for informal carers combining work and care responsibilities (e.g. flexible working hours, respite care) so that these carers (mostly women) are enabled to provide care, making a huge contribution to their families and society and are not penalised for this contribution now or later in life;