12 Amendments of Frédéric DAERDEN related to 2011/2285(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the fact that the Commission has not so far responded appropriately to the European Parliament’s resolution of 18 November 2008, or to its resolution of 10 February 2010, and has not started work on a legislative initiative to tackle the problem of unequal pay for male and female workers effectively;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is very concerned that in the past decade progress has only been achieved very slowly, that the wage differential between men and women has remained persistently high in recent years and that, despite the legally binding principle of equal pay for work of equal value, women’s hourly earnings in the EU27 were on average 17.51% less than men’s for the same work in 2009; notes that, with widely varying differentials of between 3.2% and 25.9%; notes that it is not the primary objective of the flexicurity strategy is not of a nature to reduce existing disparities in employment and pay protection and pay between women and men, and draws attention to the need for the wage differential issue to be taken into account in the flexicurity strategy itself and during its implementation in national employment policies;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that statistics must be coherent, comparable, gender-specific and complete and must take account of new developments in the organisation of work; considers that, in assessing the pay gap, not only differences in gross hourly wages but also other aspects of individual pay and qualifications, such as contract type, professional experience, employment status and bonuses, should be taken into account;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to broaden women’s career prospects and to encourage women to take up traditionally ‘male’ technical and scientific occupations;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that legislative and non- legislative measures are needed at the various levels in order to overcome the wage gap, horizontal and vertical exclusion and stereotyping of occupations and sectors as being typically the realm of women; stresses that such measures should promote the involvement of women in decision-making at all levels and in all sectors;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the introduction by the Commission of an EU equal pay day to highlight pay inequalities between men and women, as well as the development of software to measure the pay gap; takes the view that the Commission should continue the pay gap information and awareness- raising campaign in the 27 Member States;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the social partners have an important role to play in pay negotiations at all levels in order to tackle unequal pay for male and female workers and to combat discrimination against women, including in connection with access to employment and working conditions;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages the Member States to provide adequate financial support and appropriate training to women wishing to set up businesses, with a view to fostering female entrepreneurship;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Reminds the Member States of their commitments regarding a review of the effect that employment and tax policies have on the pay gap;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that, in view of the lack of progress, the Member States should give consideration to effective measurdissuasive and proportionate penalties against employers who contravene the principle of equal pay; takes the view, furthermore, that the Member States should encourage businesses which take steps to encourage pay equality, in order to disseminate good practice;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States and businesses to take the necessary steps to make pay more transparent;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 – point a
Paragraph 13 – point a
(a) specific measures to make it possible to reconcile work, training and further training with family and private life; in this connection, access to childcare services is of key importance to equal participation by women in the labour market,