13 Amendments of Anthea McINTYRE related to 2015/2097(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
- having regard to Articles 2, 3(3) and 3(3)5 of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that gold-plating by Member States can add to the complexity of regulation and in effect reduce compliance; Calls on the Member States to avoid adding administrative burdens when transposing EU legislation;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Firmly believes that the provision of social welfare is a Member States competence;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises the potential value of the EU as a means to focus Member States attention on the need for action and for brokering exchanges of advice and assistance for those Member States that need it, particularly in the field of social welfare rights;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. CondemnNotes the decision taken by some Member States to only provide access to social welfare rights for a shorter duration than the maximum duration of parental leave, thus reducing the number of parents who actually use this maximum duration;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. EmphasisesCalls on the Member States to consider the benefits of ensuring that family rights assigned by public policies, including parental leave, shouldto be individual rather than transferable, with a view to encouraging both parents to achieve a better work-life balance;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the flexibility the directive grants to theimportance of providing flexibility to Member States in such directives in order to allow Member States to define and tailor forms of parental leave – part-time or full-time – and the working and notice periods established as conditions for granting parental leave; welcomes the initiatives introduced by the Member States to give workers as much flexibility as possible in this area, ensuring that parental leave ties in with their professional and personal circumstances, but believes that any choices made to cede some of the decision-making power to employers should not undermine the target of increasing the taking of parental leave;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly deplores the fact that the proposed revision of the directive on maternity leave was withdrawn just before the publication of the roadmap ‘New start to address the challenges of work-life balance faced byNotes the Commission's withdrawal of the maternity leave directive; believes that considerations should be given at Member State and if appropriate European level to promote equal opportunities for men and women in the reconciliation of working and families’ and the facty life; Stresses that, in the context of this roadmap, the Commission does not at this stage intend to publish a final report on the implementation of the directive on parental leavee Commission's roadmap, that any new proposal from the Commission in this area must be in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that considerations should be given to a broad non-legislative initiative to promote the reconciliation of work and family life in the Member States;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes, in view of the overlapping nature of the different types of familylegislation at EU leavel, that a coherent revision of the various texts at EU level is requiredsimpler, more clearly worded legislation that removes complexity, improves compliance, protects workers and enables businesses to grow and create more jobs is necessary;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to introduce financial compensation for parental leave with a view to reaching a level that would act as an incentive for income replacement, over the minimum time period guaranteed by the directive, based on the average EU maternity leave income replacement rate, iconsider the strong social arguments in favour of introducing financial compensation forder to safeguard families’ social and economic wellbeing parental leave;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that improved coordination, coherence and accessibility in the Member States’ leave systems (maternity, paternity and parental) increases participation levels and overall efficiency; stresses in that regard that an EU directive on a two-week broader non-legislative initiative on paternity leave is essentialworth considering;