5 Amendments of Doris PACK related to 2008/0193(COD)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Recital 15
Recital 15
-1a. Recital 15 shall be replaced by the following: “Whereas the vulnerability of pregnant workers, 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 24 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least 8 weeks [...] after confinement;”
Amendment 76 #
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 maternitmay extend the compulsory portion of the maternity leave under this Directive to a maximum of eight weeks after the birth and/or a maximum of six weeks before the birth, if the workers are allowed the possibility of expressly declaring themselves ready to work within this extended period, by lmeave is taken, before or after childbirthns of a declaration that can be revoked at any time.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 — point 1
Article 1 — point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 — paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 — paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) To protect the health of both mother and child, the Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers can decide freely and without compulsion whether or not to take the non-compulsory period of maternity leave before the birth.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 10 – point 1
Article 10 – point 1
(1) The Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the dismissal and all preparations for a dismissal of workers within the meaning of Article 2 during the period from the beginning of their pregnancy to the end of the maternity leave provided for in Article 8(1)at least four months after the confinement, save in exceptional cases not connected with their condition which are permitted under national legislation and/or practice and, where applicable, provided that the competent authority has given its consent.