11 Amendments of Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ related to 2011/2285(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas women work more often in lower-paid industries or in low-paid sectors with less collective representation and bargaining power;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that there are multiple causes which exacerbate the pay gap and therefore, recognises that a multi-level, multifaceted approach requires strong leadership from the European Union in coordinating policies, promoting good practices and involving various actors as European social partners, with the aim of creating a Europe-wide strategy to address the gender pay gap;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that pay inequality due to any other factor such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and religion would not be tolerated;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Urges the Member States with the highest gender pay gap to work closely with those member states with the lowest gender pay gap in order that best practice may truly be shared and developed;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Suggests that Member States may wish to appoint an Equal Pay Champion to monitor the situation in individual member states and to report back to their national parliaments and to the European Parliament on the progress that is being made;
Amendment 56 #
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 1, Paragraph 1, indent 1
- GPG, the definition of which must not cover gross hourly pay alone, while there needs to be a distinction between unadjusted and “net” gender pay gap and distinction between the sectors;
Amendment 66 #
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 2, Paragraph 3
2.3. It is therefore essential that regular pay audits, as well as accessible information on their results, are made compulsory bearing in mind the personal data protection, are made on voluntary basis within companies (e.g. in companies with at least 100 employees and where at least 10% of employees are women). The same requirement mustcan also apply to information on remuneration in addition to pay. This information should be accessible to employees, trade unions and adequate authorities (e.g. labour inspections, equality bodies).
Amendment 67 #
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 2, Paragraph 4
2.4. Employers should provide employees and their representatives with results in the form of wage statistics, broken down by gender but bearing in mind the personal data protection. This data should be compiled at sectoral and national level in each Member State.
Amendment 71 #
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 3, Paragraph 1
3.1. The concept of the value of work must be based on qualification, skills or responsibility emphasising quality of work, with the aim of promoting equal opportunities between women and men and should not be marked by a stereotyped approach unfavourable to women, for example putting the emphasis on physical strength rather than on interpersonal skills or responsibility. Women must therefore be provided with correct information, assistance and/or training in wage negotiations, job classification and pay-scalingbout relevant pay grade. It must be possible for sectors and companies to be asked to examine whether their job classification systems reflect the gender dimension in the required manner, and to make the necessary corrections.
Amendment 83 #
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6, Paragraph 1, indent 3
- concrete affirmative actions (under Article 157(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) to redress the pay gap and gender segregation, to be given effect by the social partners and equal opportunity organisations at various levels, both contractual and sectoral, such as: promoting pay agreements to combat GPG, investigations in relation to equal pay for equal work, setting of qualitative and quantitative targets and benchmarking and supporting the exchange of best practice.
Amendment 84 #
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6, Paragraph 1, indent 4
- a clause in public contracts requiring respect for gender equality and equal pay for equal work.