Translation of "Durée d'occupation par le standardiste " (French → English) :

Member States may verify whether the concerned vacancy could not be filled by national or Community workforce, by third-country nationals lawfully resident in that Member State and already forming part of its labour market by virtue of Community or national law, or by EC long-term residents wishing to move to that Member State for highly qualified employment in accordance with Chapter III of Directive 2003/109/EC.

– (FI) Mr President, a few years ago East Timor was in everyone’s thoughts on account of the bad experiences it had in striving for independence and the suffering caused it by a harsh occupation for a quarter of a century before that.

28. Observes that it is predominantly women who take care of children as well as elderly, ill or disabled members of the family, voluntarily or involuntarily under the pressure of cultural attitudes and social norms or of the poor quality or lack of childcare facilities and other care facilities (long-term care structures) and that they therefore have more interruptions in their working careers; stresses the need to compensate women and carers and to provide them with real choices as regards having children as in relation to caring responsibilities, without fearing possible financial disadvantages or suffering detriment to their career ...[+++]progression; welcomes action by Member States to prevent and compensate this situation, for example by crediting child and family care time in statutory pension insurance;

28. Observes that it is predominantly women who take care of children as well as elderly, ill or disabled members of the family, voluntarily or involuntarily under the pressure of cultural attitudes and social norms or of the poor quality or lack of childcare facilities and other care facilities (long-term care structures) and that they therefore have more interruptions in their working careers; stresses the need to compensate women and carers and to provide them with real choices as regards having children as in relation to caring responsibilities, without fearing possible financial disadvantages or suffering detriment to their career ...[+++]progression; welcomes action by Member States to prevent and compensate this situation, for example by crediting child and family care time in statutory pension insurance;

28. Observes that it is predominantly women who take care of children as well as elderly, ill or disabled members of the family, voluntarily or involuntarily under the pressure of cultural attitudes and social norms or of the poor quality or lack of childcare facilities and other care facilities (long-term care structures) and therefore have more interruptions in their working careers; stresses the need to compensate women and careers and to provide them with real choices as regards having children as in relation to caring responsibilities, without fearing possible financial disadvantages or suffering detriment to their career progressi ...[+++]on; welcomes action by Member States to prevent and compensate this situation, for example by crediting child and family care time in statutory pension insurance;

Another measure which represents a step in the right direction is that whereby, as from 2005, if employers recruit young people who are entering the labour market for the first time or people who are returning to it after drawing GYES or GYET benefits to enable them to care for children or after drawing benefit to enable them to nurse relatives, the employers enjoy 50% relief from social insurance contributions, while if they recruit people aged over 50 who are registered as long-term unemployed, they are completely relieved of the obligation to pay the statutor ...[+++]y health-insurance contributions, and they are also entitled to this relief if they recruit people who are in receipt of GYES or GYET benefit (and the employee is recruited to work part-time) (Hungary).