Activities of Edit BAUER related to 2012/2324(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Asks the Commission and the Member States, in accordance with the rising number of case-law of ECJ on the Directive and the increasing number of claims on discrimination in the field of employment, in spite of the Directive being in force for more than 10 years, to step up monitoring of the proper implementation of and respect for the labour legislation, including the principle of non-discrimination; furthermore asks the Commission, in accordance with the findings of Member States and the Commission itself, to revise the Directive accordingly;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that in the EU an individual is not protected outside the workplace against discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, age, disability or sexual orientation; tTakes the view that non- discrimination in the field of occupation and employment is only effective if discrimination is comprehensively outlawed in all other fields, including education, access to goods and services and social protection;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Takes the view that discrimination in the field of employment and occupation often concerns a group of employees rather than individuals, therefore the possibility of collective redress could be a more efficient solution;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal framework on collective redress, as was foreseen in its 2012 Work programme, which enables a group of citizens who are victims of the same discrimination to submit a collective claim, as individual lawsuits may not constitute an effective means of stopping unlawful practices or obtaining compensation, while also taking into account its significant barriers in terms of accessibility, effectiveness and affordability;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls on the Commission to widen the grounds for non-discrimination of the Directive in accordance with the grounds established by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4