Strengthening the rights of pregnant self-employed workers

Pregnant employees can apply for dispensation from work before their maternity leave, for example if they are unable to work for health reasons. The self-employed do not have this option, which can have a negative impact on the recalculation of their maternity benefits. DP MPs Carole Hartmann and Mandy Minella have asked the relevant ministers whether paid dispensation from work or an equivalent mechanism will be introduced for pregnant self-employed workers.

Question

« Les salariés et les indépendants sont parfois soumis à des dispositions différentes du droit du travail.

Les salariées enceintes peuvent par exemple demander une dispense de travail sans perte de rémunération si elles ne peuvent pas exercer leur profession pour des raisons de santé ou de sécurité avant d’avoir droit au congé de maternité. Les femmes indépendantes n’ont pas cette possibilité, ce qui peut les priver de revenus pendant des mois.

Cela a également des conséquences sur l’indemnisation du congé de maternité. Pour les indépendantes, celle-ci est calculée sur la base du salaire moyen dont dispose le Centre commun de la Sécurité sociale pour les 12 mois précédant le congé de maternité. Toutefois, si une indépendante ne peut pas travailler quelques mois avant son congé de maternité, son salaire moyen sera inférieur. Lors du recalcul de l’indemnité, la travailleuse indépendante doit donc rembourser une partie de l’indemnité perçue.

Dans ce contexte, nous aimerions poser les questions suivantes à Monsieur le Ministre du Travail et à Madame la Ministre de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale :

  • Monsieur et Madame les Ministres, pensent-ils qu’il soit possible de permettre aux femmes indépendantes de bénéficier d’une dispense de travail sans perte de rémunération ou d’un mécanisme équivalent si elles ne peuvent pas exercer leur profession pendant leur grossesse pour des raisons de santé et de sécurité ? Dans la négative, pour quelles raisons ? »

Would you like this parliamentary question to be translated into English?

Share:

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
WhatsApp

More parliamentary questions

How many doctors work in the north of the country?

In the north of the country, citizens often have to travel long distances to get to a clinic or medical centre.
DP MPs André Bauler and Gilles Baum asked the Minister for Health, among other things, how many GPs and specialists work in the north of the country, what the age pyramid is for doctors and when a second medical centre might open in the north.

read more...

How many women are released from work during pregnancy?

Labour law stipulates that pregnant women may not take on certain tasks at work. The law therefore provides for an adjustment of the workplace or a transfer to another position. If neither is possible, the woman must be released from work.
DP MPs Corinne Cahen and Carole Hartmann wanted to know from the Minister of Health, among other things, how many women are exempted per sector, how often an employer has objected to a dispensation and on the basis of which specific criteria occupational physicians decide on a dispensation.

read more...

Should the LNS and private laboratories work closer together on biopsies?

The LNS, which has a monopoly in this area, has taken a number of measures to counteract the long waiting times for the evaluation of biopsies.
DP MPs Mandy Minella and Dr Gérard Schockmel have asked the Minister of Health what impact these measures have had on waiting times and whether greater cooperation with private laboratories should be considered in order to further reduce waiting times.

read more...

No more reimbursement for dermatoscopic photos?

As part of a dermatologist’s examination, photos can be taken of suspicious skin areas where there is a risk of skin cancer developing. DP MP Gusty Graas has now been informed that these photos will no longer be reimbursed by health insurance. In a parliamentary question to the Minister of Health, the liberal politician would like to know, among other things, why this decision was made and how many patients have been reimbursed for such photos taken by dermatologists in the last five years.

read more...