Activities of Marije CORNELISSEN related to 2008/0193(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Title of the directive
Title of the directive
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, and introducing measures to support workers in balancing work and family rights and responsibilities
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) This Directive is without prejudice to Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions, as recast in Directive 2006/54/EC of the European ParliaWhereas the vulnerability of pregnant workers, and workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding makes it necessary for them to be granted the right to maternity leave of at least 24 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupationrenders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least 6 weeks allocated after confinement.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
-1a. The following Article is inserted: "Article 7a Overtime 1. Pregnant workers and working women with a child aged under 12 months shall not be obliged to work overtime. 2. A worker who is breastfeeding shall not be obliged to work overtime while she is breastfeeding, where necessary in the interests of her health and that of her child.”
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to a continuous period of maternity leave of at least 1824 weeks allocated before and/or after confinement.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
1a. The following Article is inserted: "Article 8a Paternity/Co-maternity leave 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a worker whose spouse or life partner has recently given birth is entitled to a continuous period of non-transferable fully paid paternity/co- maternity leave of at least two compulsory weeks, to be taken after the confinement of the worker’s spouse or life partner; 2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a worker whose spouse or life partner has recently given birth is granted a period of special leave including the unused portion of maternity leave in the case of death or physical incapacity of the mother.”
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure the safety and health of pregnant or breastfeeding workers, with regard to ergonomic conditions, working time (including night work and change of job), work intensity, and increasing protection against specific infectious agents, hazardous substances and ionising radiation; this shall include the obligation of the employer to adapt the workplace to the needs of the pregnant or breastfeeding workers as regards health and safety.