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2015/2655(RSP) Resolution on maternity leave

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	FEMM

Lead committee dossier: FEMM/8/03246
Legal Basis RoP 128-p5

Subjects

4.10.02 Family policy, family law, parental leave

Links

Activites

2015/05/20 Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
- T8-0207/2015 summary
  
  The European Parliament adopted by 419 votes to 97 with 161 abstentions, a resolution on maternity leave. The resolution recalled the principle of equal treatment of women and men which implies that there must be no discrimination whatsoever, be it direct or indirect, including on account of motherhood, fatherhood. It noted that there are more women than men living in poverty and exclusion, especially older women. It is more common for them to work part-time or on fixed-term or temporary contracts. It also took note of the falling birth rate in the EU. It deplored that a quarter of Member States do not offer paternity leave. Furthermore, Parliament deplored in particular: the deadlock in the Council regarding the Maternity Leave Directive; the interinstitutional instability resulting from the Council’s failure to act, given that Parliament has concluded its first reading, yet the discussions in the Council have been halted, thereby compromising the whole legislative procedure; the fact that the proposed revision of the directive may be withdrawn by the Commission as part of the REFIT exercise, and, if this ultimately proves to be the case, asks for a legislative initiative aimed at revising Council Directive 92/85/EEC as an immediate alternative, to be started under the Luxembourg presidency of the Council, in order to improve the health and safety of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding. Members reiterated their willingness to draft a separate directive establishing paid paternity leave of at least 10 working days and encouraging measures, legislative and otherwise, which enable men, and fathers in particular, to exercise their right to achieve work-life balance. In the meantime, they await the final assessment of Council Directive 2010/18/EU on parental leave and called for a revision of that directive.
2015/05/19 Debate in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament

Documents

Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0207/2015

History

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2019-07-06Show (13) Changes | Timetravel

activities	date: 2015-05-19T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20150519&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament body: EP type: Debate in Parliament date: 2015-05-20T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=25771&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0207 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T8-0207/2015 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
commission	body: EC dg: Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion commissioner: THYSSEN Marianne
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committees/0	body EP responsible True committee_full Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee FEMM
docs	date: 2015-05-18T00:00:00 docs: title: B8-0119/2015 type: Oral question/interpellation by Parliament body: EP date: 2015-05-18T00:00:00 docs: title: B8-0120/2015 type: Oral question/interpellation by Parliament body: EP date: 2015-05-18T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2015-0453&language=EN title: B8-0453/2015 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
events	date: 2015-05-19T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20150519&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament date: 2015-05-20T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=25771&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament date: 2015-05-20T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0207 title: T8-0207/2015 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 419 votes to 97 with 161 abstentions, a resolution on maternity leave. The resolution recalled the principle of equal treatment of women and men which implies that there must be no discrimination whatsoever, be it direct or indirect, including on account of motherhood, fatherhood. It noted that there are more women than men living in poverty and exclusion, especially older women. It is more common for them to work part-time or on fixed-term or temporary contracts. It also took note of the falling birth rate in the EU. It deplored that a quarter of Member States do not offer paternity leave. Furthermore, Parliament deplored in particular: the deadlock in the Council regarding the Maternity Leave Directive ; the interinstitutional instability resulting from the Council’s failure to act, given that Parliament has concluded its first reading, yet the discussions in the Council have been halted, thereby compromising the whole legislative procedure; the fact that the proposed revision of the directive may be withdrawn by the Commission as part of the REFIT exercise, and, if this ultimately proves to be the case, asks for a legislative initiative aimed at revising Council Directive 92/85/EEC as an immediate alternative, to be started under the Luxembourg presidency of the Council, in order to improve the health and safety of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding. Members reiterated their willingness to draft a separate directive establishing paid paternity leave of at least 10 working days and encouraging measures, legislative and otherwise, which enable men, and fathers in particular, to exercise their right to achieve work-life balance. In the meantime, they await the final assessment of Council Directive 2010/18/EU on parental leave and called for a revision of that directive. date: 2015-05-20T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
links
other	body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/social/ title: Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion commissioner: THYSSEN Marianne
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee	Old FEMM/8/03246 New FEMM/8/03246
procedure/legal_basis/0	Rules of Procedure EP 136-p5
procedure/legal_basis/0	Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 128-p5
procedure/subject	Old 4.10.02 Family policy, family law, parental leave New 4.10.02 Family policy, family law, parental leave
procedure/subtype	Old Debate or resolution on oral questions New Debate or resolution on oral question/interpellation

2015-11-04Show (4) Changes | Timetravel

activities/1/docs/0	url http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=25771&l=en type Results of vote in Parliament title Results of vote in Parliament
activities/1/docs/1/text	The European Parliament adopted by 419 votes to 97 with 161 abstentions, a resolution on maternity leave. The resolution recalled the principle of equal treatment of women and men which implies that there must be no discrimination whatsoever, be it direct or indirect, including on account of motherhood, fatherhood. It noted that there are more women than men living in poverty and exclusion, especially older women. It is more common for them to work part-time or on fixed-term or temporary contracts. It also took note of the falling birth rate in the EU. It deplored that a quarter of Member States do not offer paternity leave. Furthermore, Parliament deplored in particular: the deadlock in the Council regarding the Maternity Leave Directive; the interinstitutional instability resulting from the Council’s failure to act, given that Parliament has concluded its first reading, yet the discussions in the Council have been halted, thereby compromising the whole legislative procedure; the fact that the proposed revision of the directive may be withdrawn by the Commission as part of the REFIT exercise, and, if this ultimately proves to be the case, asks for a legislative initiative aimed at revising Council Directive 92/85/EEC as an immediate alternative, to be started under the Luxembourg presidency of the Council, in order to improve the health and safety of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding. Members reiterated their willingness to draft a separate directive establishing paid paternity leave of at least 10 working days and encouraging measures, legislative and otherwise, which enable men, and fathers in particular, to exercise their right to achieve work-life balance. In the meantime, they await the final assessment of Council Directive 2010/18/EU on parental leave and called for a revision of that directive.
activities/1/type	Old Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading New Results of vote in Parliament
procedure/title	Old Maternity leave New Resolution on maternity leave

2015-05-22Show (5) Changes | Timetravel

activities/0/docs	url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20150519&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament
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activities/1/docs	url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0207 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T8-0207/2015
activities/1/type	Old Vote in plenary scheduled New Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
procedure/stage_reached	Old Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage New Procedure completed

2015-05-21Show (1) Changes | Timetravel

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2015-05-05Show (5) Changes

activities	date: 2015-05-19T00:00:00 body: EP type: Debate in plenary scheduled date: 2015-05-20T00:00:00 body: EP type: Vote in plenary scheduled
committees	body: EP responsible: True committee_full: Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee: FEMM
links
other	body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/social/ title: Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion commissioner: THYSSEN Marianne
procedure	dossier_of_the_committee FEMM/8/03246 reference 2015/2655(RSP) title Maternity leave legal_basis Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 128-p5 stage_reached Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage subtype Debate or resolution on oral questions type RSP - Resolutions on topical subjects subject 4.10.02 Family policy, family law, parental leave

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Documents

History

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