2 Amendments of Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ related to 2008/0192(COD)
Amendment 20 #
Council position
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The period for which maternity benefits may be granted to female self- employed workers and to the participating spouses or, when and insofar as recognised by national law, the life partners of self-employed workers should be equal to the duration of maternity leave to employees as laid down by national law.
Amendment 23 #
Council position
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) National governments should ensure that self- employed workers who are pregnant or have just given birth and who are breastfeeding and the spouses of self- employed workers who assist within the company/business who are pregnant or have just given birth and who are breastfeeding are granted readily available access to services required for motherhood.