Parmi les modifications introduites, la plus importante concerne la possibilité donnée aux indépendants et à leurs conjoints ou partenaires de bénéficier d’avantages sociaux, y compris, et c’est le plus important, la possibilité de cotiser à leur retraite, et aussi de disposer d’un congé de maternité analogue à celui qui est accordé aux femmes travaillant pour un employeur.
Among the amendments introduced, the most important is the possibility for self-employed people and their spouses or life partners to receive social benefits, including, most importantly, the possibility to pay contributions towards their own retirement pension, and also to have paid maternity leave analogous to that which is given to women who work for an employer.