4 Amendments of Renate WEBER related to 2014/2160(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to actively implement the Commission Recommendation on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through transparency1 , by introducing recommended and tailor-made wage transparency measures andlike transparency policies on wage composition and structures; Calls on all Member States to find the most appropriate ways in order to secure gender- neutral job evaluation and classification systems; by means of, among others: collective labour agreements or practical instruments such as: guides and checklists or training programmes to assist employers in implementing gender- neutral job classification systems. __________________ 1 C(2014)1405.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to find a way to provide a definition in national laws of what is to be considered as work of equal value or a set of clear criteria on the basis of which it would be possible to determine what should be regarded as work of equal value; In line with the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the value of work should be assessed and compared based on objective criteria, such as educational, professional and training requirements, skills, effort and responsibility, work undertaken and the nature of tasks involved. Other factors can also be taken into account, such as working conditions, physical and mental stress, competence and degree of independence, planning and decision making.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that women are still heavily under-represented in senior and leadership positions at all levels of political and economic decision-making; calls, therefore, for swift adoption of the Women on Boards Directive as an important first step in the right direction; Furthermore considers necessary the introduction of mandatory quotas with sanctions in all EU Member States and deplores the fact that there is no such compulsory duty in the above- mentioned proposal.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to ensure that companies select the most qualified candidates for a board position from a gender-balanced selection pool and on the basis of a comparative analysis of the qualifications by applying pre-established, clear, neutrally formulated, non- discriminatory and unambiguous criteria. In the case of an election procedure, Members States shall ensure that companies guarantee gender diversity in the composition of the shortlist of candidates while ensuring that the sex of the non-executive director elected in this procedure is not in any way predetermined.