9 Amendments of Brando BENIFEI related to 2016/2017(INI)
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to map the situation in Member States of a "Right to request flexible working arrangements," which enables employees to request changes in the number of hours they work, their work schedule and their place of work and to consider if an initiative at the European level is needed;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to guarantee social security, social protection and remuneration in the case of maternity parental, paternity or sick leave in order to enable a genuine work-life balance;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Member states to step up their efforts to combat undeclared work, precarious jobs and the abuse of atypical forms of contract, including zero- hour contracts in some Member States; is concerned about the increased use of temporary contracts, as well as irregularity and unpredictability of working hours (often referred to as 'flexibility'), and unsocial hours working time arrangements which are a problematic issue from the perspective of reconciliation;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Considers that child poverty is linked to parents' poverty, and therefore calls on the Member States to implement the Recommendation on Child Poverty and well-being1a and to use the indicator- based monitoring framework therein; 1a.Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast), OJ L 204, 26.07.2006, p. 23.
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Reiterates its call on the Commission and Member States to introduce a Child Guarantee with its specific fund, so that every child in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and adequate nutrition, as part of a European integrated plan to combat child poverty including both the Child Guarantee and programmes offering support and opportunities for the parents to come out of social exclusion situations and to integrate into the labour market1a; 1a.European Commission Recommendation on investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage, Brussels, 20.2.2013 COM(2013)0778.
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Calls on Eurofound to continue measuring its concept of job quality1a as comprising: earning, prospects, working time quality, use of skills and discretion, social environment, physical risk, work intensity, social environment and to develop its research on policies, social partners agreement and companies practices supportive of job quality; 1a.Eurofound report on Trends in job quality in Europe (2012) and Eurofound report Convergence and divergence of job quality in Europe 1995-2010 (2015).
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. Calls on Eurofound to keep monitoring and provide analyses of public policies and social partners agreements through its surveys, in particular the EWCS, in order to ensure that working time arrangements are negotiated and support work life balance, and to develop research on how dual workers household manage their working time arrangements together;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 e (new)
Paragraph 25 e (new)
25e. Stresses the importance of the role of equality bodies in assisting victims of discrimination, addressing gender stereotypes and implementing this directive; also calls the Member States to ensure their independence and strengthen their capacities through the provision of adequate funding;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 f (new)
Paragraph 25 f (new)
25f. Calls for full implementation of Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, and for it to be revised with a compulsory requirement for companies to draw up measures or plans on gender equality, including actions on desegregation, the development of pay systems and measures to support women's careers;