This requires an evaluation and possible revision of Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC - Annex: Framework agreement on part-time work , which prescribes equal treatment between full-time and part-time workers as well as more targeted and effective actions in collective agreements.

This requires an evaluation and possible revision of Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC - Annex: Framework agreement on part-time work , which prescribes equal treatment between full-time and part-time workers as well as more targeted and effective actions in collective agreements.

This requires an evaluation and possible revision of Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC - Annex: Framework agreement on part-time work, which prescribes equal treatment between full-time and part-time workers as well as more targeted and effective actions in collective agreements.

6. Calls for an extension of the various forms of contract, thus resulting in broader protection possibilities for the consumer, requiring the duration of the contract to be more clearly specified in order to permit all contracts on the right to use immovable properties on a timeshare basis to be regulated within a single framework, taking into account the restrictions on the annual period of use, and creating a framework for all contracts on the right to use immovable properties on a timeshare basis, including the introduction of an ...[+++]appropriate reimbursement scheme for purchasers;

6. The governments should ensure that, particularly as regards legislation, an employment environment conducive to part-time working is created, such that: - part-time employees are not discriminated against in relation to full-time workers on account of their part-time employment; - unnecessary hinderances to job creation are avoided, and employees and employers are allowed adequate organizational flexibility; - employees are kept informed by their employer of both part-time employment opportunities and full-time vacancies within the establishment.

2. Improving the employment intensity of growth 2.1 Flexibility and work organization a) Part-time work should be facilitated and promoted on a voluntary basis, where necessary, through measures such as: . the provision of equal treatment of part-timers, with benefits proportional to the time worked . incentives to work-reorganization schemes which combine reduction of working time with new hirings . introduction of progressive retirement arrangements . introduction of part-time work possibilities by the public sector and administrations . offering people accepting to reduce working time the possibility to acquire new qualifications. b) The introduction of flexible working organization arrangements should be promoted, in a decentralize ...[+++]d way, in particular in the framework of agreements between employers and employees.