Traduction de «Pratiques de travail plus souples » (Français → Anglais) :

If we want a more competitive labour market, we must restructure the social security systems and support more flexible working practices.

However, this shift towards more flexible work patterns and individualised working hours is clearly more marked in northern and western EU Member States than elsewhere.

3. Recalls that the European Parliament has had rules concerning access by lobbyists and their registration in a public register since 1996; considers, however, that the need for a more structured and rigorous framework for the activities of interest representatives is fundamental not only to the functioning of an open and democratic Union but also to the public perception of its work on the part of citizens and other parties; considers that, since lobbying practices continue to evolve over time, any rules regulating such practices ...[+++]must be sufficiently flexible to adapt swiftly to change;

33. Expresses disappointment over the lack of effective proposals to promote, monitor closely and evaluate the progress of gender equality and the lack of policy measures aimed at facilitating the reconciliation of work and family life, helping those who support persons who are unable to work and generally increasing the flexibility of working time; calls on the Commission to monitor compliance with existing legislation more strictly and, where necessary, to make proposals for its amendment, including the imposition of penalties; calls on the Commission to draw up a specific action plan for equality between men and women with a specifi ...[+++]c emphasis on eliminating the wage gap; calls on the Commission, in this context, to declare 31 March the European day of action for 'equal pay for equal work';

Promote more adaptable work organisation, better working conditions and review labour market regulations, notably those relating to employment contracts taking account of the need for both flexibility and security as well as for innovative and sustainable forms of work organisation (see also Employment Guideline 3).

(1) In all measures to be suggested and approved for the labour market and its organisation, not least measures intended for creating a more flexible labour market, an effective implementation of Article 119 on equal pay for equal work or work of equal value as well as directives on equal opportunities, must be assured;