14 Amendments of Jan CREMERS related to 2008/0193(COD)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
-1. In Article 1, the following point is inserted: "1a.This Directive also aims to improve the work-related conditions for pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth, who remain or return to the labour market, and to achieve a better reconciliation of professional, private and family life."
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
-1a. In Article 2, point a is replaced by the following: "(a) pregnant worker shall mean a pregnant worker, including a domestic worker, who informs her employer of her condition, in accordance with national legislation and/or national practice;"
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 b (new)
Article 1 – point -1 b (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
-1b. In article 2, point b is replaced by the following: "(b) worker who has recently given birth shall mean a worker, including a domestic worker, who has recently given birth within the meaning of national legislation and/or national practice and who informs her employer of her condition, in accordance with that legislation and/or practice;"
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point - 1 c (new)
Article 1 – point - 1 c (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
-1c. In article 2, point c is replaced by the following: "(c) worker who is breastfeeding shall mean a worker, including a domestic worker, who is breastfeeding within the meaning of national legislation and/or national practice and who informs her employer of her condition, in accordance with that legislation and/or practice."
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
-1d. In Article 3(1), the following paragraph is inserted: "The guidelines referred to in the first subparagraph shall be regularly evaluated with a view to their revision, at least once every five years, starting in 2012."
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point - 1 e (new)
Article 1 – point - 1 e (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
-1e. In Article 4 the title is replaced by the following: "Assessment and, information and consultation"
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 f (new)
Article 1 – point -1 f (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1f. In Article 4, the following paragraph is inserted: "-1. In the risk assessment carried out under Directive 89/391/EEC, the employer shall include reproductive risks for male and female workers."
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 h (new)
Article 1 – point -1 h (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
-1h. In Article 4(1), the first indent is replaced by the following: "- assess any risks to the safety or health and any possible effect on the pregnancies or breastfeeding of workers within the meaning of Article 2 and workers likely to be in one of the situations referred to in Article 2,"
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 i (new)
Article 1 – point -1 i (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
-1i. In Article 4, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Without prejudice to Article 10 of Directive 89/391/EEC, workers within the meaning of Article 2 and workers likely to be in one of the situations referred to in Article 2 in the undertaking and/or establishment concerned and/or their representatives and the relevant social partners shall be informed of the results of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 and of all measures to be taken concerning health and safety at work."
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 j (new)
Article 1 – point -1 j (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
-1j. In Article 5, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. If the adjustment of her working conditions and/or working hours is not technically and/or objectively feasible, [...] the employer shall take the necessary measures to move the worker concerned to another job."
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 k (new)
Article 1 – point -1 k (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
-1k. In Article 5, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. If moving her to another job is not technically and/or objectively feasible, [...] the worker concerned shall be granted leave in accordance with national legislation and/or national practice for the whole of the period necessary to protect her safety or health."
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 l (new)
Article 1 – point -1 l (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
-1l. In Article 7(2), point b is replaced by the following: "(b) leave from work or extension of maternity leave where such a transfer is not technically and/or objectively feasible. [...]"
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 -point d
Article 1 – point 3 -point d
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5.Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that workers, within the meaning of Article 2, may, during maternity leave or when returning from maternity leave, as provided for in Article 8, request changes to their working hours and patterns, and that employers shall be obliged to consider such requests, taking employers' and workers' needs into account with a view to promoting greater reconciliation between professional, private and family life. An employer may refuse such a request only if the organisational disadvantages for the employer are disproportionately greater than the benefit to the worker.