Activities of Filiz HYUSMENOVA related to 2016/2017(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Creating labour market conditions favourable for work-life balance (A8-0253/2016 - Tatjana Ždanoka, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė) BG
Amendments (18)
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas Member States and social partners together have the responsibility to find solutions and possibilities to improve the work/life balance;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the EU is facing unprecedented demographic challenges – an ageing populationrising life expectancy, lower birth rates, changing family structuresnew forms of relation-building and (co)habitation and migration; is concerned that austerity measures have had a negative impact on the sustainability of public finances needed for work-life balance policies and services that foster demographic renewal;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s approach to work-life balance policies as key in addressing socio-economic challenges; calls on the European Social Partners to come forward with an agreement on a comprehensive package of legislative and non-legislative measures regarding the reconciliation of professional, private and family life; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for such a package in the context of the announced European pillar of social rights should it not be possible for an agreement between the social partners to be reached;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of incorporating a lifecycle approach in work- life balance policies in order to ensure that everyone is supported at different times throughout their life and can actively participate in the labour market and in society as a whole; Calls on the Member States to improve the collection and availability of updated data on indicators on gender equality with a view of analysing and monitoring these for the Country Specific Reports;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that lack of comparable, comprehensive, reliable and regularly updated equality data makes it more difficult to prove the existence of discrimination, particularly indirect discrimination; Calls on the Member States to collect equality data in a systematic way and with the involvement of national equality bodies and national courts; calls on the Commission to take initiatives to further promote such data collection by means of a Recommendation to Member States, and by tasking Eurostat with the development of consultations aiming at mainstreaming data disaggregation on all discrimination grounds in European Social Surveys' indicators; Calls on the Commission to continue to cooperate with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to improve the quantity and quality of sex- disaggregated data in a systematic way;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes the important role of the national equality bodies in the implementation of the Employment Equality Directive, contributing to awareness raising and data collection, staying in touch with social partners and other stakeholders, addressing underreporting and making complaint processes more accessible; calls for the role of the national equality bodies to be strengthened, and their capacities enhanced, including through the provision of adequate funding;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Considers it necessary that adequate training on non-discrimination legislation in employment and case-law is provided for employees of national, regional and local authorities and law enforcement bodies and labour inspectors; believes that such training is also of critical importance for judges, prosecutors, lawyers and police force;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls on the Commission to regularly review the progress achieved on critical areas of concern as identified in the Beijing Platform for Action for which indicators have already been developed by EIGE, taking the outcomes of these reviews into account in the Commission's assessment of gender equality in the EU;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to address gender inequalities in paid and unpaid work and to promote an equal sharing of responsibilities and costs for children and care for dependants between women, men and society as a whole;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to adopt a post-2015 Gender Equality Strategy and to implement it through the European Semester, including the Annual Growth Survey and the country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve the social partners and civil society in gender equality policies; stresses the importance of collective agreements in combating discrimination and promoting gender equality between women and men at work, and of research and exchanges of good practices;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly regrets that the Commission withdrew the revision of the Maternity Leave Directive and calls as a matter of urgency for it to return with an ambitious proposalWelcomes in the Commission's work programme 2016 particularly the fact that "special attention will be paid to work-life balance of working families, with a view to increasing women's participation in the labour market"; expects by the end of the year an initiative of legislative and non legislative proposals in this respect, guided by the principle of better regulation as part of the Commission Working Programme 2017; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that women are paid for the duration of maternity leave; stresses that maternity leave must be accompanied by effective measures protecting the rights of pregnant and new mothers, reflecting the recommendations of the World Health Organisation21 ; __________________ 21 http://www.who.int/topics/breastfeeding/en /
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that promoting the individualisation of the right to leave arrangements as well as the role of fathers is essential to achieving gender-balanced reconciliation of work and private life;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to effectively implement the Barcelona targets by 2020 and to endorse the 2014 quality framework on early childhood education and care; Recalls that investing in social infrastructure ,such as child care, does not only generate considerable employment effects, but also significant additional income for the public sector in employment taxes and savings in respect of unemployment insurance; believes that adequate child care should be available and affordable also to allow parents to achieve educational goals;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the introduction of targets on care for elderly and other dependants, with monitoring tools within the European Semester; calls on Eurostat and Eurofound to collect relevant data and to carry out studion Eurostat and Eurofound to collect relevant data and to carry out studies on the basis of which the Commission and the Member States are to establish qualitative standards for all care services;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Supports ‘'smart working’ but rejects a shift from a culture of presence to a culture of permanent availability; calls on the Member States, when developing smart working policies, to ensure these do not impose an additional burden on the worker' and flexible working arrangements as these provide opportunities for better reconciliation of professional and private life; recalls that flexible labour markets are characterised by the availability of different contractual arrangements, as well as the necessary working time and wage flexibility, while respecting the autonomy of social partners in the collective bargaining process; calls on the Member States to promote the potential of technology such as digital data, high speed Internet, audio and video technology, f.e. for teleworking arrangements; stresses that in the long run, digitalisation will improve our productivity as it will lead to higher wages, more consumption and will ultimately compensate for lost jobs by creating new ones;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Welcomes the Commission's launch of a public consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights to gather views and feedback on a number of essential principles to support well- functioning and fair labour markets and welfare systems within the euro area;