Activities of Claude ROLIN related to 2015/2116(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Application of the Employment Equality Directive (A8-0225/2016 - Renate Weber) FR
Amendments (12)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Article 2 thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 6, 8, 10 and 19 thereof,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Article 21s 20, 21, 23 and 26 thereof,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the equal treatment directives prohibit both direct and indirect discrimination, as well as harassment and instructions to discriminate;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Employment Equality Directive sets out minimum requirements, but Member States may provide for a higher level of protection and adopt positive measures in this area;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas under Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/78 Member States may provide that a difference of treatment which is based on a characteristic related to any of the prohibited grounds for discrimination shall not constitute discrimination where, by reason of the nature of the particular occupational activities concerned or of the context in which they are carried out, such a characteristic constitutes a determining occupational requirement, provided that the objective is legitimate and the requirement is proportionate;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas in accordance with the principle of proportionality, the proportional nature of a measure presupposes that among several means for achieving the legitimate aim pursued, the authorities, employers or service providers choose the one which least infringes rights and freedoms;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas nearly one in five young people in the EU are looking for a job, and whereas the total financial cost of youth unemployment has been estimated at EUR 153 billion a year14, and additional social costs are very alarming; __________________ 14 http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR15_03/SR15_03_EN.pdf.
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Member States to develop an all-encompassing framework for measures benefitting access to work of people with disabilities, including using fines imposed for failures to comply with anti-discrimination legislation to, which could then finance other actions in the field;
Amendment 183 #
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 through life-long learning, comprehensive training schemes and the retraining of older employees; encourages, also, the Member States and the Commission to put in place strategies to reduce the digital divide and promote equal access to new information and communication technologies;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights that lack of comparable equality data makes it more difficult to prove the existence of discrimination, but points out that Article 10 of Directive 2000/78 provides for a shift in the burden of proof and a reversal of it where there are facts from which it may be presumed that there has been direct or indirect discrimination; calls on the Member States, therefore, to collect equality data in a systematic way and with the involvement of national equality bodies and national courts;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that the social partners have a key role to play in informing both workers and employers and in raising their awareness about tackling discrimination;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Highlights the need for an exchange of national court decisions pertaining to the provisions of the Employment Equality Directive, and for the dissemination of relevant decisions of the CJEU and the ECHR;