Translation of "translation of horaire variable " (French → English) :

288. Asks the Commission to report on the use of flexitime in the follow-up to the 2013 Commission discharge;

K. whereas for women a fall in the number of jobs frequently goes hand in hand with the readjustment of work schedules, including longer working hours often involving different shifts; whereas it is extremely likely that recovery will be felt more rapidly in the industrial sector, thereby bringing about recovery in male employment, which will pick up faster than female employment; whereas austerity measures in the public services will have a more lasting effect on female employment, thus jeopardising in the long term the progress that has been made in the field of gender equality;

N. whereas for women a fall in the number of jobs frequently goes hand in hand with the readjustment of work schedules, including longer working hours often involving different shifts; whereas it is extremely likely that recovery will be felt more rapidly in the industrial sector, thereby bringing about recovery in male employment, which will pick up faster than female employment; whereas austerity measures in the public services will have a more lasting effect on female employment, thus jeopardising in the long term the progress that has been made in the field of gender equality;

12. Calls on the Commission to boost the effectiveness and public profile of the ESF, thus making it more accessible, with a view to having more funds allocated to it for expanding access to the job market through the effective implementation of lifelong training to enable people to adapt to labour-demand changes in an era of globalisation and the computerisation of work, and for introducing flexible working time and promoting part-time working and teleworking as means of getting more people into the job market, guaranteeing opportunities for European citizens, with special emphasis on the most disadvantaged people (national, ethnic minorities such as the Roma minority and the disabled), to make themselves more employable and ...[+++]adaptable and generating the conditions for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and economic and social cohesion; recalls that the effectiveness of the ESF depends on its capacity to adapt to local problems and specific territorial requirements; underlines the importance of lifelong vocational training for all ESF employees; therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to secure strong synergies between the Structural Funds and relevant European policies as well as promote projects that meet demands of the labour market;

Particular attention should be paid, inter alia, to flexible working hours, part-time working, tele-working and sabbatical leave, as well as to the necessary financial and administrative provisions governing such arrangements.

This figure should be consistent with the average gross hourly earnings derived from gross earnings for the reference month (variable 4.2) divided by the number of hours paid during the same period (variable 3.2).