Activities of Czesław HOC

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas SMEs play a special role in job creation in the transport sector, particularly in road transport, and whereas they are in a weaker position in terms of access to finance for essential investments, including loans and support from European funds;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes the opportunities of the collaborative economy and the Digital Single Market for job creation and more inclusive growth within small transport businesses; stresses, however, that the collaborative economy must not lead to an avoidance of tax and social contributions, nor to non-compliance with employment and social legislation; stresses the need for a legal definition which clearly sets out the responsibilities in terms of rights and obligations in the area of employment and social security of workers employed by operators in the collaborative economy;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Condemns all attempts by certain Member States to unilaterally restrict, in a manner incompatible with the Treaty, the freedom of small and medium-sized transport companies to provide cross- border services by using rules on minimum pay; points out that it is natural for Member States to have different levels of economic development, and that those differences should only be reduced gradually, without infringing the freedom to provide services;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned about the rise of precarious employment, bogus self- employment, and undeclared work ~~and social dumping~~; calls on the Member States to guarantee fair competition and ensure decent working conditions and the highest possible level of social protection for all workers;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned about the misuse of subcontracting in the transport sector to circumvent working and employment standards; calls on the Commission ~~and~~to monitor such misuse and calls on the Member States to ~~introduce and str~~strengtheng the~~n laws on joint and several liability~~ rules and control mechanisms relating to the social responsibility of employers;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the development of new working time models that enable workers to ~~improve their work-life balanc~~better reconcile their work, private life and family life; stresses, however, the importance of monitoring compliance with mandatory driving and resting times as well as working hours;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the particular importance of SMEs operating in the transport sector in small towns, hard-to-access regions and on the outskirts of large urban areas in providing transport for people commuting to work or travelling to school, particularly where the public transport system does not function properly; notes that these undertakings fill a gap in this area which exists in many central and eastern European Member States;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Notes the positive impact of the emergence of new collaborative economy business models in the transport sector on the increase in employment among young people, particularly those seeking casual work and flexible forms of employment allowing them to combine work with study;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the importance of 21st century skills, particularly digital skills, and calls on the social partners and on education and training institutions to develop related skills strategies for small transport businesses.

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Points out that the transport sector comprises not only direct transport service providers but also SMEs offering services such as vehicle servicing, the sale of spare parts, the training of vehicle drivers and operators and the rental of vehicles, which have enormous potential for creating jobs, including for highly qualified people; stresses that the needs of these undertakings and companies must also be taken into account in designing solutions for the entire transport sector;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the CRPD is the first international human rights treaty ratified by the EU, which has also been signed by all 28 EU Member States and ratified by 25 Member States excluding Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the case law of the Court of Justice reinforces that the CRPD is binding on the EU and in its Member States when implementing EU law, as the CRPD is an ‘integral part of the European Union legal order’ that has ‘primacy over instruments of secondary law’;1a __________________ 1aCJEU, Joined Cases C-335/11 and C- 337/11 HK Danmark, 11 April 2013, paras. 29-30; CJEU, Case C-363/12 Z, 18 March 2014, para. 73; CJEU, Case C- 356/12 Glatzel, 22 May 2014, para. 68.

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas children with disabilities have the rights to live in (their) families or family environment in line with their best interest;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas children with disabilities are 17 times more likely to live in an institution than their peers without disabilities, where their risk of violence, neglect and abuse is much higher than when living at home;1a __________________ 1aFRA Report: Violence against children with disabilities: legislation, policies and programmes in the EU, http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_ uploads/fra-2015-violence-against- children-with-disabilities_en.pdf

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)

Fd. whereas disability is a cause and consequence of poverty and approximately 30% of the homeless population have a disability and are at risk to be overlooked;1a __________________ 1aVan Straaten et al (2015). Self-reported care needs of Dutch homeless people with and without a suspected intellectual disability: a 1.5-year follow-up study, In: Health Soc Care Community 2015 Oct 1. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)

Fe. whereas an estimated 80% of persons with disabilities live in developing countries;1a __________________ 1a World Report on Disability, 2011.

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F f (new)

Ff. whereas the EU supports the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities at the international level, and is the world’s biggest donor of Official Development Assistance (ODA);

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas disability can be caused by a gradual and sometimes invisible degradation of the state of health of an individual, as is the case for people with neurodegenerative or rare diseases; 2Or. en

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas the EU, as a party to the CRPD, has the duty to ensure the close involvement and active participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in the development and implementation of legislation and policies to implement the Convention and in all decision making processes concerning issues that relate to persons with disabilities;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Anthea McINTYRE, Ádám KÓSA, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Urges a comprehensive and cross- cutting review of EU legislation and funding programmes, including future programming periods, with a view to complying fully with the CRPD by constructively involving disability organisations and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the ‘EU Framework’);

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Anthea McINTYRE, Ádám KÓSA, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Asks the Commission to pro~~pose~~vide a list of legislation with a view to proposing an update of the declaration of competence in light of the Concluding Observations, to be repeated periodically with the formal involvement of disability organisations and the European Parliament;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ~~set up a structured dialogue with disability~~consolidate and make a proposal for a structured dialogue between the EU and disability organisations including appropriate funding to ensure full and equal participation by persons with disabilities and their representative organisations;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Ádám KÓSA, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to use the review of the European Disability Strategy ~~and~~ to develop a comprehensive EU CRPD strategy with a clear implementation timeframe, benchmarks and indicators;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the European institutions and Member States to ensure that boys and girls with disabilities and their representative organisations be consulted in all matters affecting them – with appropriate assistance provided, according to their disability and age;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work with Parliament to deliver a ~~strong~~clear and effective directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies’ websites, with a broad scope and a robust enforcement mechanism in line with the proposed European Accessibility Act;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marian HARKIN, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about the lack of accessibility of the EU-wide 112 emergency number~~, which is~~ at national level and when roaming, causing unnecessary deaths and injuries; highlights the need for implementing measures at national level ensuring inter alia compatibility across Member States, including accessible national emergency points;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is concerned that the Employment Eq2uality Directive does not explicitly make the denial of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities a form of discrimination; asks the Commission to provide a state of play on the kinds of complaints received;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is concerned that the European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations and recommends to suspend, withdraw and recover payments from Member States if the obligation to respect fundamental rights is breached;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the ex-ante conditionalities on social inclusion and its investment priority on the ‘transition from institutional to community based services’ in Regulation 1303/2013 on the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF); calls on the Member States to use the funds for deinstitutionalisation and as a tool to implement the CRPD;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the development of human rights-based indicators and calls on the Member States to provide comparable disaggregated disability data;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the ~~Commission~~budget authorities to allocate adequate resources to enable the EU Framework to perform its functions independently;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Highlights that the CRPD network needs to be strengthened to appropriately coordinate CRPD implementation internally but also interinstitutionally, while actively involving and closely consulting with persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in its activities and meetings;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Richard HOWITT, Marek PLURA, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Urges the institutions to ~~review all~~ensure existing staff regulations~~, internal rules and implementing provisions for CRPD compatibility~~ are fully implemented in line with the CRPD and internal rules and implementing provisions are developed fully applying CRPD provisions, as part of an open and disability-inclusive process, in order to address the Concluding Observations;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for the provision of adequate needs-based and CRPD-compatible reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities – or with dependent family members with disabilities – who are in the service of the European institutions, paying particular attention to the needs of disabled parents;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Urges the EU institutions to make their internet-based content and apps, including their intranets and all documents and audiovisual content, accessible while equally ensuring physical accessibility of their buildings;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls for the EU to revise the rules of the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme, the pension system and disability-related social security and social protection measures in order to ensure non- discrimination and equality of opportunities for persons with disabilities, inter alia by recognising disability-related health needs as being distinct from an illness;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Anthea McINTYRE, Arne GERICKE, Amjad BASHIR, Helga STEVENS, Czesław HOC, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union in its judgment in case C- 341/05 Laval of 18 December 200710 highlighted the ~~legitimacy of the struggle against social dumping,~~right to take collective action against possible social dumping without undermining the freedom to provide services as enshrined in the Treaties; __________________ 10 http://curia.europa.eu/juris/showPdf.jsf?te xt=&docid=71925&pageIndex=0&doclang =EN&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1& cid=498309

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Anthea McINTYRE, Arne GERICKE, Amjad BASHIR, Helga STEVENS, Czesław HOC, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas there is no clear, universally accepted definition of social dumping;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Anthea McINTYRE, Arne GERICKE, Amjad BASHIR, Helga STEVENS, Czesław HOC, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas the setting of wages is a Member State competence;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Anthea McINTYRE, Arne GERICKE, Amjad BASHIR, Helga STEVENS, Czesław HOC, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas according to Directive 96/71/EC Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 18 June 2016;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Anthea McINTYRE, Arne GERICKE, Amjad BASHIR, Helga STEVENS, Czesław HOC, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~9. Calls for a public list to be drawn up of enterprises responsible for serious breaches of EU legislation;~~deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Anthea McINTYRE, Arne GERICKE, Amjad BASHIR, Helga STEVENS, Czesław HOC, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Highlights that the freedom to provide services is central to the proper functioning of the single market; recognises at the same time that safeguards against unfair competition and protections for vulnerable workers are necessary and support the functioning of the single market; stresses however, that such safeguards must be proportionate and respect the principle of subsidiarity;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Anthea McINTYRE, Arne GERICKE, Amjad BASHIR, Helga STEVENS, Czesław HOC, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Highlights the Five Presidents' Report which recognises in the context of the convergence process that there is no "one-size-fits-all" template;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Anthea McINTYRE, Arne GERICKE, Amjad BASHIR, Helga STEVENS, Czesław HOC, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Recall~~Notes the Commission's ~~commitment~~intention to propos~~ing~~e a basis of minimum social rights~~; emphasises that the establishment of criteria for comparing the various national social systems cannot provide such a basis, but can only serve as a preliminary analytical framework~~ by increasing the use of benchmarking and best practice;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10

– having regard to the proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426),deleted

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29

– having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights comparative legal analysis on protection against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics in the EU,deleted

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. ~~whereas evidence collected by~~F. Stresses that the existing studies of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) ~~shows that~~on racism, and xenophobia and related forms of intolerance are widespread, despite measures taken by governments and civil society across the EU, and whereas the social and political climate is growing ever more tolerant of extremist, racist and xenophobic agendas that exploit fears about youth unemployment and security in the face of terrorraise serious concerns regarding methodology; points to the need to carry out new and honest studies in thism a~~nd other geopolitical challenges~~rea;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Council to ~~break the deadlock and speed up the adoption of the horizontal anti-discrimination directive proposed by the Commission in 2008~~take account of the need to protect the principle of freedom of contract, a fundamental principle of European private law which guarantees an appropriate framework for the freedom of enterprise, in discussions on anti-discrimination solutions;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 carefull~~in line with the principle of proportionality;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Notes that the provisions of the Employment Equality Directive on discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation could be easily abused through the bringing of unfounded claims;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that the scope of protection from discrimination available to trans people 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; __________________ 21deleted Ibid.

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. CRecalls onthat the Member States ~~to adopt clear definitions of ‘family members’ for LGBTI families and to review laws and practices with a view to preventing discrimination of intersex people~~have exclusive competence in shaping and adopting family law policies;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Stresses that refusal to employ on grounds of lack of necessary qualifications to exercise certain professions does not constitute discrimination in any sense of the word;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Considers it necessary that adequate training is provided for employees of national, regional and local authorities and law enforcement bodies; believes that training for judges, prosecutors, lawyers and police force on non-discrimination legislation in employment and case-law is of critical importance, along with training on cultural understanding ~~and unconscious bias provided by organisations representing the most discriminated groups~~;

2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL

2015/2116(INI)