The deputies gave their approval Wednesday in committee to an amendment so that women who so wish can more easily "
benefit from telework
" in the last trimester of pregnancy, during the examination of a bill devoted to "
equality economic and professional
”.
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The measure, carried by the LREM Céline Calvez, must however be confirmed during the meeting.
Because reservations came from the rapporteur of the bill Marie-Pierre Rixain, favorable to the objective of the amendment, but who asked for its withdrawal.
Marie-Pierre Rixain believes that it is "
already possible
" for pregnant women to telework and that it is "
difficult
" to "
upset
" without consultation with the unions "
the balance
" of the national inter-professional agreement on telework sealed on November 26th.
"Beneficial" teleworking during pregnancy
Some elected officials stressed that the practice of teleworking was a matter of negotiation between employers and employees and not of the law.
Céline Calvez's amendment proposes that an employee who so wishes "
can benefit from teleworking
" in the "
twelve weeks
" preceding her maternity leave, "
subject to
" her missions being "
carried out outside the employer's premises
" .
According to the deputy for Hauts-de-Seine, "
one of the rare advantages
" of the health crisis is to have shown the "
beneficial effects
" of teleworking during pregnancy, with less "
exhaustion
" and a decrease in the number of premature babies. .
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Beyond this debate, the bill aims to “
accelerate economic and professional equality
”.
In particular, it intends to "
actively promote the presence of women in positions of responsibility
", with among the tools the need for companies with more than 1000 employees to publish each year "
a gendered photograph of the 10% of positions with the highest responsibility within them.
», To reach a minimum proportion of 30% of women within five years and 40% in eight years.