Procedure
Work-life balance for parents and carers
2017/0085(COD)·8th term·EMPL / FEMM / JURI·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·Completed
Subjects: Family policy, family law, parental leave · Arrangement of working time, work schedules · Work, employment, wages and salaries: equal opportunities women and men, and for all · Workers protection and rights, labour law
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): CASA David (PPE)
Summary
This dossier sets minimum requirements on work-life balance for parents and carers. The amendments rework definitions and entitlements for paternity, maternity, parental and carers' leave, the scope of who counts as a worker (including self-employed and the case law of the Court of Justice), and obligations on Member States to prohibit dismissal or less favourable treatment of workers who take such leave or use flexible working arrangements.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled4 Dec 2017 – 25 Apr 2018
- Procedure completed
1,246
Amendments
distinct, in window
91
Members
tabled at least one
3
Committees
4 Dec 2017 – 25 Apr 2018
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
91 Members · by amendment count1
Kostadinka KUNEVA
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇬🇷 Greece
124(7 solo)
2Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇪🇸 Spain
120
3Miroslavs MITROFANOVS
Greens / EFA · 🇱🇻 Latvia
117(4 solo)
4João PIMENTA LOPES
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇵🇹 Portugal
116(89 solo)
5Ernest URTASUN
Greens / EFA · 🇪🇸 Spain
116(1 solo)
6Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇪🇸 Spain
76
7Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ
Socialists & Democrats · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
76(38 solo)
8Patrick LE HYARIC
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇫🇷 France
63
9Laura AGEA
EFDD · 🇮🇹 Italy
52
10Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇨🇿 Czechia
50(26 solo)
11Marian HARKIN
ALDE · 🇮🇪 Ireland
46(17 solo)
12Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇪🇸 Spain
45(24 solo)
13Marijana PETIR
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇭🇷 Croatia
44
14Renate WEBER
ALDE · 🇷🇴 Romania
43(6 solo)
15Brando BENIFEI
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
42(2 solo)
16Sofia RIBEIRO
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇵🇹 Portugal
40(40 solo)
17Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI
Socialists & Democrats · 🇫🇮 Finland
40(5 solo)
18Anna ZÁBORSKÁ
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
40(4 solo)
19Maria ARENA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇧🇪 Belgium
38
20Agnes JONGERIUS
Socialists & Democrats · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
38
21Enrico GASBARRA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
38
22Virginie ROZIÈRE
Socialists & Democrats · 🇫🇷 France
38
23Heinz K. BECKER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇦🇹 Austria
36(33 solo)
24Elena GENTILE
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
35(12 solo)
25Edouard MARTIN
Socialists & Democrats · 🇫🇷 France
35
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