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EU employment and social affairs policy

EU employment and social affairs policy. Pearle Conference Frankfurt, 19-20 November 2010 Agenda point 16. Initiatives. Working time directive Maternity leave directive Initiative on Pensions Extending Social Security to Non-EU-Nationals Single Application for a Single Permit

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EU employment and social affairs policy

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  1. EU employment and social affairs policy Pearle Conference Frankfurt, 19-20 November 2010 Agenda point 16

  2. Initiatives • Working time directive • Maternity leave directive • Initiative on Pensions • ExtendingSocialSecurity to Non-EU-Nationals • Single Applicationfor a Single Permit • Seasonal workers directive • Issues raised by members

  3. Questions • What is it about? • What is the legislative process and the state of play? • Which issues at stake? • Next steps? • Actions to take?

  4. Working time directive

  5. Maternityleavedirective • Commission’sproposal: 2008 - extension of the leave period from 14 to 18 weeks • Impact Assessment EP – May 2010 • Vote in Parliament (FEMM committee report) – 19 October 2010 Mainchanges • Extension of the term: from 14 to 20 weeks • Full pay – but if a family-related leave is available, the last 4 weeks will be 75% of salary and counted as maternity leave • Six weeks compulsory to be taken after childbirth • Paternity leave introduced: two weeks full pay within maternity leave period

  6. Maternityleavedirective • No dismissal of pregnant women (beginning of pregnancy until 6 months after end of maternity leave) • Women entitled to return to their jobs or equivalent posts • No night work or overtime 10 weeks before childbirth, in case of health problems, during breastfeeding period This is not the finaltext! Still significant oppositionfromemployers • Next step: Textgoes to Council of Ministers • Pearle Actions: Letters to politicalgroups in the Parliament to support Eurobusiness lobbying Members to get in contact withtheirnationalministries

  7. Initiativeon Pensions

  8. Extending Social Security to Non-EU-Nationals

  9. Single Applicationfor a Single Permit

  10. Seasonalworkersdirective

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