Traduction de «Partie inactive de la tranche de temps » (Français → Anglais) :

As regards on-call time, it is clear to me that it is absolutely essential that this time, including inactive periods, be wholly considered as working time.

(Return tabled) Question No. 65 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to the climate summit in Copenhagen and climate change: (a) what criteria needed to be met in order to be part of the Canadian delegation; (b) what were the name and position of each member of the Canadian delegation, what expertise and skills did each bring to the table, and for what time period were each in Copenhagen; (c) what was the total budget for the delegation, from flights to accommodation and living expenses; (d) what, if any, offsets were purchased for the delegation; (e) what was the description, in detail, of the Canadian climate change plan, and when will ...[+++]it be revealed to Canadians; (f) who were all the stakeholders consulted in the development of the plan, and how does each goal/target reflect or does not reflect each stakeholder's views; (g) did the government include the voice of Canadians who are on the “front line of climate change”, and were those who will be impacted by climate change meaningfully involved, and, if so, how; (h) what accountability measures, if any, were in place to ensure that the Canadian delegation would be responsible to those Canadians who will be particularly impacted (e.g., those living in low-lying areas and Aboriginal peoples); (i) what has been the stakeholder response to the plan, particularly from business, NGOs, scientists, and all stakeholders, and if available, what is the actual response of stakeholders' consulted; (j) what were the specific goals of the Canadian delegation, and how do they compare (in advance and afterward) with those of the G20 or OECD in terms of baseline, absolute reductions, and target date; (k) did the Canadian delegation support the notion that climate change is not just an environmental issue, but rather a human rights issue and a justice issue and, if so, what is the description, in detail, of Canada's position; (l) did the Canadian delegation listen to the world's “frontline voice”, such as Bangladesh's and the ...

Even the inactive part of on-call time cannot be considered in whole or in part to be a rest period, as the Council demanded.

The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs nevertheless proposes that Member States may authorise the calculation of the inactive parts of on-call time in a specific manner in order to comply with the maximum weekly working time.

The result is that many categories in which women make up the majority are excluded from official unemployment figures: part-time workers (one hour a week is enough to be taken off the register); voluntary, unpaid workers, including family workers; and the inactive population, some of whom would like to work.

The minister will appear on Wednesday at 3:30 for two hours: 30 minutes of presentation, five 10-minute question periods by each of the five parties in the order I've indicated, and then the remaining time in five-minute segments to be allocated among the parties at the discretion of the chair.