Traduction de «Self-employed earner » (Anglais → Français) :

The purpose of this amendment is to allow for future developments regarding maternity protection for female wage and salary earners and to ensure that maternity benefits could be granted to self-employed women and the spouses or partners of self-employed workers over a different period of time if a Commission assessment report were to propose a change to that effect.

This bill aims in particular to: reduce the qualifying period to a minimum of 360 hours regardless of the regional unemployment rate—this will eliminate the inequities between regions on the basis of their unemployment rates; increase the benefit period from 45 to 50 weeks—in this way, we will be able to limit the effects of the gap or black hole, which currently leaves the unemployed suffering for sometimes as long as 10 weeks; increase the rate of weekly benefits to 60% of insurable earnings rather than 55% as is currently the case—unstable jobs are generally the least well paid and these changes would provide claimants with a bare minimum; eliminate the waiting period between the time when people lose their jobs and apply for benefits ...[+++] and the time when they receive their first cheques—workers should not be penalized for losing their jobs and their financial obligations continue, even if the money is late arriving; eliminate the distinction between a new entrant and a re-entrant to the labour force—this practice is totally discriminatory, especially against young people and women whose work situation is typically less stable; eliminate the presumption that persons related to each other do not deal with each other at arm’s length—it is not up to workers to prove their good faith when they lose their jobs, but it is up to the system to investigate if there is any doubt; increase the maximum yearly insurable earnings from $39,000 to $41,500 and introduce an indexing formula—the current contribution formula is actually a regressive tax that affects low-income earners the most. It is worth noting that the maximum was once $43,000; calculate benefits based on the 12 best weeks so as not to penalize seasonal workers who sometimes work small weeks; and finally, extend program coverage to the growing number of self-employed workers in the labour market who have no coverage should they become unemployed.

The committee therefore welcomes the broad definition of the term ‘family member’, in particular the inclusion of unmarried couples. It is also pleased to note that the provisions extend to all categories of Union citizens, including those in employment, i.e. salary earners and the self-employed, together with those, including students, who are not engaged in gainful activity.

A survey in Britain reveals, for example, that only 5% of accidents involving the self-employed are reported, compared with half of those involving wage earners.

They are the means whereby, within the European Union, the diversity of national teaching systems - which safeguard national cultural identies - can be reconciled with the right to mobility of European citizens, employed earners and self-employed persons alike, who wish to give their training and their occupational activity a European dimension.

The previously unemployed account for one out of eight of the new self-employed, whereas 60% were wage earners in the previous year.