Translation of "travail aux pièces ou à la tâche " (French → English) :

8. Reiterates the need for clear harmonised definitions, for comparison at EU level, of terms such as gender pay gap, gender pension gap, remuneration, direct and indirect pay discrimination, and, especially, work treated as ‘equal’ and work of the same value; considers that, in line with CJEU case-law, the value of work should be assessed and compared based on objective criteria, such as educational, professional and training requirements, skills, effort and responsibility, work undertaken and the nature of tasks involved; points out that due to the various types of work contracts that exist, both statutory and contractual, the curren ...[+++]t calculation of the gender pay gap can lead to a distorted understanding of the problem of equal pay; calls on the Commission to analyse these possible distortions and to propose adequate solutions, including the introduction of mandatory pay audits for companies listed on stock exchanges in the EU Member States, except for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), and the possibility of sanctions in cases of non-compliance;

1. Stresses the need to monitor compliance with the prescribed driving and resting times and the working hours permitted by law, to count as working time all tasks connected with the activity and to monitor compliance with European standards on the protection of health and safety at work for all persons involved in making deliveries, irrespective of their employment status;

provide the Assembly of Members with a technically substantive annual report on the Work Programme, including financial accounts, tasks achieved, tasks not achieved and any appropriate explanations.

J. whereas globalisation and the current economic background, as well as technological progress, are changing employment relationships and the content of workers' tasks,

8. Calls on the Member States to find a way to provide a definition in national laws of what is to be considered as work of equal value, or a set of clear frameworks on the basis of which it would be possible to determine what should be regarded as work of equal value; considers that, in line with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the value of work should be assessed and compared based on objective criteria, such as educational, professional and training requirements, skills, effort and responsibility, work undertaken and the nature of tasks involved – other factors can also be taken into account, such as worki ...[+++]ng conditions, physical and mental stress, competence and degree of independence, planning and decision making;

It is now necessary to identify not only the highest-risk areas of production (e.g. the construction industry), as has already been done, but also the groups of at-risk people in respect of age (younger and older employees) and working conditions and situations, such as immigrant workers, atypical and precarious work situations and undeclared employment, i.e. activities which have in common lower qualifications and less trade union representation.