5 Amendments of Marita ULVSKOG related to 2015/2097(INI)
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it regrettable that there are disparities between the transposition measures of the directive in the field of application, thus creating systems that benefit workers to varying degrees depending on their employment sector (public or private) and the length of their contract; considers that this risks affecting women more negatively and to a higher extent than men, since women are overrepresented in the public sector and more often work part-time;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that, according to Eurostat, the number of persons who took parental leave in 2010 was 3 518 600, and out of those were only 94 800 (2,7 %) men; considers that this is a far too low number and encourages the Commission to act and to propose measures that encourage and allow fathers to take more parental leave;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that family rights assigned by public policies, including parental leave, should be individual rather than transferable, with a view to; stresses however the need for those rights to be equal so that they encouraginge both parents to achieve a better work-life balance; considers that transferable rights only leads to women taking up an unproportional amount, thus hindering their participation in the labour market ;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the social partners to offer to extend this minimum duration from four to at least six months to improve work-life balance;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that improved coordination, coherence and accessibility in the Member States’ leave systems (maternity, paternity and parental) increases participation levels and overall efficiency; stresses in that regard that an EU directive on a minimum two-week paternity leaverental leave earmarked for fathers is essential;