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Plenary speeches (5)
Pregnant workers (A6-0267/2009, Edite Estrela)
Pregnant workers (A6-0267/2009, Edite Estrela)
Explanations of vote
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 35 #
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 186 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least sixeight weeks allocated after confinement. The length of this leave should be extended to 12 weeks in the case of a premature or multiple birth or if the mother is breastfeeding. During the whole period of this leave, the worker should continue to be remunerated at the full amount of her previous earnings.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to a continuous period of maternity leave of at least 186 weeks allocated before and/or after confinement.
Amendment 74 #
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 paid leave of at least six weeks after 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 oreight weeks after childbirth.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/CEE
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that additional leave of four weeks is granted in the case of premature childbirth, children hospitalised at birth, children with disabilities and multiple births. The duration of the additional leave should be proportionate and allow the special needs of the mother and the child/children to be accommodatedor multiple birth or if the mother is breastfeeding.
Amendment 93 #
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 186 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least sixeight weeks allocated after confinement. The length of this leave shall be extended to 12 weeks in the case of premature or multiple births or if the mother is breastfeeding. During the whole period of this leave, the worker should continue to be remunerated at the full amount of her previous earnings.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/CEE
Article 10 – point 2
Article 10 – point 2
2) If a worker within the meaning of Article 2 is dismissed during the period referred to in point 1 the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing. If the dismissal occurs within six months following the end of maternity leave as provided for in Article 8(1), the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing at the request of the worker concerned.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – sub-point -a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – sub-point -a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 11 – point 1
Article 11 – point 1
(-a) Point 1 is replaced by the following: "1) in the cases referred to in Articles 5, 6 and 7, the employment rights relating to the employment contract, including the maintenance of a payment to, or entitlement to an adequate allowance for, workers within the meaning of Article 2, must be ensured in accordance with national legislation and/or national practice;"
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point aa (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – point aa (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 11 – point 2 – point b
Article 11 – point 2 – point b
(-aa) In point 2, point (b) is replaced by the following: "(b) maintenance of the payment to, or entitlement to an adequate allowance for, workers within the meaning of Article 2;"
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The allowance referred to in point 2(b) shall be deemed adequate if it guarantees income equivalent to the last monthly salary or an average monthly salary, subject to any ceiling laid down under national legislation. Such a ceiling may not be lower than the allowance received by workers within the meaning of Article 2 in the event of a break in activity on grounds connected with the worker's state of health. The Member States may lay down the period over which this average monthly salary is calculated.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to a continuous period of maternity leave of at least 186 weeks allocated before and/or after confinement.
Amendment 126 #
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. 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 orremunerated compulsory leave of at least eight weeks after childbirth.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that additional leave of four weeks is granted in the case of premature childbirth, children hospitalised at birth, children with disabilities and multiple births. The duration of the additional leave should be proportionate and allow the special needs of the mother and the child/children to be accommodated or multiple births or if the mother is breastfeeding.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States and national equality bodies shall communicate to the Commission, by [fivthree years after adoption] at the latest and every fivthree years thereafter, all the information necessary for the Commission to draw up a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 92/85/EEC as amended by this Directive.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 10 – point 2
Article 10 – point 2
2. If a worker within the meaning of Article 2 is dismissed during the period referred to in point 1 the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing. If the dismissal occurs within six months following the end of maternity leave as provided for in Article 8(1), the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing at the request of the worker concerned.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 11 – point 1
Article 11 – point 1
(-a) Point 1 is replaced by the following: "1. in the cases referred to in Articles 5, 6 and 7, the employment rights relating to the employment contract, including the maintenance of a payment to, or entitlement to an adequate allowance for, workers within the meaning of Article 2, must be ensured in accordance with national legislation and/or national practice;"
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 11 – point 2 – subpoint b
Article 11 – point 2 – subpoint b
(aa) In point 2, subpoint (b) is replaced by the following: "(b) maintenance of the payment to, or entitlement to an adequate allowance for, workers within the meaning of Article 2;"
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 11 – point 3
Article 11 – point 3
3) the allowance referred to in point 2(b) shall be deemed adequate if it guarantees income equivalent to the last monthly salary or an average monthly salary, subject to any ceiling laid down under national legislation. Such a ceiling may not be lower than the allowance received by workers within the meaning of Article 2 in the event of a break in activity on grounds connected with the worker's state of health. The Member States may lay down the period over which this average monthly salary is calculated.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States and national equality bodies shall communicate to the Commission, by [fivthree years after adoption] at the latest and every fivthree years thereafter, all the information necessary for the Commission to draw up a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 92/85/EEC as amended by this Directive.