Activities of Anna ZÁBORSKÁ related to 2008/0193(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Citation 1
Citation 1
– Having regard to the Treaty establishingon the Functioning of the European CommunityUnion, and in particular Articles 137(2) and 141(353(2) thereof,
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) One of the six priorities laid down in the Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010 is to achieve a better balance between work and private and family life. In this connection the Commission undertook to review the existing legislation in the field of gender equality with a view to modernising it, where necessary. The Commission also announced that in order to improve governance of gender equality, it would ‘review the existing EU gender equality legislation not included in the 2005 recast exercise (...) with a view to updating, modernising and recasting where necessary’. Directive 92/85/EEC was not included in the recasting exercise.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding must be protected against the health risks of extended and unusual working hours. In particular, they should not be obliged to work overtime, at night, and on Sundays and bank holidays.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 f (new)
Article 1 – point -1 f (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
-1f. The following Article 7a is inserted: "Article 7a 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 shall not be obliged to work overtime during their pregnancy and for a period of six months following childbirth. 2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 shall not be obliged to work on Sundays and bank holidays during their pregnancy and for a period of six months following childbirth."
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 11 – point 3
Article 11 – point 3
3. the allowance referred to in point 2(b) shall be deemed adequate if it guarantees income for the compulsory period equivalent to the last monthly salary or an average monthly salary, subject to any ceiling laid down under national legislation. Such a ceiling may not be lower than the allowance received by workers within the meaning of Article 2 in the event of a break in activity on grounds connected with the worker's state of health. The Member States may lary down the period over which thisor an average monthly salary is calculated.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission's report shall take account, as appropriate, of the viewpoints of the social partners and relevant non- governmental organisations. In accordance with the principle of gender mainstreaming, the report shall inter alia provide an assessment of the impact on women and men of the measures taken. In the light of the information received, the report shall, where necessary, include proposals to revise and update Directive 92/85/EEC as amended by this Directive.