Activities of Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA related to 2015/2116(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on application of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (‘Employment Equality Directive’) PDF (580 KB) DOC (194 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the current refugee crisis is used by extremists to proliferate a negative attitude towards ethnic and religious minorities across the Member States, which undermines core values of the EU;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the employment rate of women with disabilities in the EU (44%) is significantly lower compared to the employment rate of men with disabilities (52%);
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas only half of the people between 55 and 65 are in employment, and long- underlines the fact that the female employment rate in this age group in some Member States is around or less than 30%, and the gender employment gap is the highest - 14,5 pps compared to the gap for the middle age group (30-54 years old)- 12.4 pps and the young group (20-29 years old) - 8.3 pps1a , takes the view that long-term unemployment is particularly prevalent among younger and older employees;, especially women; __________________ 1a Source: Eurostat, LFS, 2012
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that according to the EU Agency of Fundamental Rights all forms of discrimination, including multiple and intersection discrimination, to a great extent hinder the deployment of human capital and constitutes a barrier in career development; underlines the fact that people with disabilities are often victims of those types of discrimination;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that the protection against discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief in the European Union is currently provided in both human rights law and anti-discrimination law and these two are mutually influencing each other;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the general exception in Article 2(5) is broadly drafted, and hopes, therefore, that the courts of justice will assess its boundaries very carefully; notes that Article 2(5) is in accordance with Member States' national laws, which is of particular importance in the context of social tensions arising from the migration crisis;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States to interpret the EU law in such as way as to provide a basis for a wide concept of disability, following the definition from the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and combining those elements that are advantageous for disabled persons, and regrets that some Member States still have legislation in place that require a threshold of 50 % of incapacity and official medical certification17 ; __________________ 17 Ibid.
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that all Member States offer grants or subsidies to employers providing reasonable accommodation, thereby incentivising employers to adapt the workplace in order to hireso that people with disabilities can have access to an open labour market;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the need to recognize social clauses in public procurement procedures as the potential tool for achieving social policy objectives; takes the view that socially responsible public procurement could be used as an instrument to integrate people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups into the labour market;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the Member States to contemplate the adoption of a universal design standard for creating working surroundings that take into account the needs of persons with disabilities; underlines the importance of promotion and the inclusion of the principles of universal design into the Members States national laws regarding design for the workplace and public space, calls on Member States to respect EU commitments on accessibility, welcomes therefore the progress in works on the European Accessibility Act;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of having elderly in the workplace who can pass on their knowledge and experience to younger workers, and regrets the fact that age is the first grounds for employment discrimination;
Amendment 171 #
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 50 % in the EU19 ; is concerned about howunderlines therefore theat digital market will affect employment, in particular forization has a substantial impact on the labour market by creating new job opportunities and more flexible working conditions such as telecommuting or teleworking which could serve as an effective tool against the exclusion of people over 50, and about how little prepared the EU and the Member States are to address this issue; s well as for better reconciliation of professional and domestic duties for both women and men, emphasises in this context that the continual improvement of digital skills is a perquisite to benefiting from digitalization; __________________ 19 Businesseurope , ‘Position paper on Promoting diversity in employment and workplaces’, Nov. 2013.
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the most important resource of the EU and the Member States is their human resources; calls for investment in the development of the digital and soft skills needed in the future, including throughtakes the view that e-skills are essential for older workers over 55 in order to safeguard them from the exclusion from the labour market and to facilitate them in finding new employment, calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and invest in life-long learning, as well as comprehensive training and schemes and the retraining of older employeeswhich prepare for a better adaptation to growing demand for e-skills in many different sectors, stresses therefore that older workers over 55, especially women should have continuous access to trainings on ICT;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that the scope of protection from discrimination available to trans people, especially in the area of employment, education and healthcare, remains uncertain in many Member States; calls for measures to implement effectively national legislation transposing the Gender Equality Directive (recast); points out that such measures could include improved legal definitions and the extension of protections for trans people to include others than those undergoing or have undergone gender reassignment21 ; __________________ 21 Ibid. Ibid.
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that pursuing court cases, and ensuring adequate representation, is still problematic in some cases22 , and urges the Member States to find ways to help victims in this regard, including by means of tax exemptions, legal aid and assistance from specialised NGOs, etc., and by ensuring legal redress and adequate representation; __________________ 22 EPRS, op. cit.
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on employers to create anti- discriminatory working environments for their employees through respecting and implementing the existing anti- discrimination directives based on the principle of equal treatment regardless of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation; calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of the related measures;