60 Amendments of Anthea McINTYRE related to 2016/2095(INI)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to Eurofound’s European Industrial Relation Dictionary,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towards a strong European social model based onconsists of 28 social models all of which to seek to deliver solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures; whereas the EU can add value to these models by supporting and encouraging new initiatives that will deliver good social protection for all, empowers vulnerable groups, enhances participation in civil and political life, and improves the living standards for all citizens, delivering on the objectives and rights set out in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission is expected to come forwhas set out that the purpose of the Social Pillard ins the spring of 2017 with a proposal for a binding European Pillar of Social Righto support well-functioning and fair labour markets and welfare systems within the Eurozone Member States;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the provision and management of social security systems are a Member State competence which the Union coordinates but does not harmonise;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. Whereas the setting of wages is a Member State competence;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) cannot be limited to a declaration of principles or good intentions but must consist of real matter (legislation, policy-making mechanisms and financial instruments), delivering positive impact on citizens’ lives in the short term and enabling support for European construction in the 21st century by effectively upholding social rights and Treaty objectives, strengthening cohesion and upward convergence, and helping to complete EMUhelp to measure the employment and social performance of participating Member States, to drive reforms at national level and, to drive convergence within Eurozone Member States;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the Commissions intention to modernise the existing acquis; believes that in the context of the Better Regulation Agenda, it is important to ensure that EU legislation remains fit for purpose given the rapid change of the world of work, societal developments and scientific knowledge over the last decade;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers that, where the need for action at EU level in the area of employment and social affairs has been clearly identified and fully respects the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, that a set of indicators to identify the full compliance costs as well as administrative costs of any such legislative act should be applied in order to better assess its impact;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls for decisive steps towards legal certainty on what constitutes ‘employment’, also for work intermediated by digital platforms; underlines that open-ended contracts should remain the norm githe Commission to use measures including the use of benchmarks, and to review, update and improven their importance for socio-economic security; calls for the directive on fair working conditions to include relevant minimum standards to be ensured in more precarious forms of employment, in particular: enforcement of existing pieces of legislation in order to help Member States address the emerging opportunities and challenges;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for renewedHighlights the Commissions intention to promote upward social convergence in wages throughout the EU; calls on the Commission to actively support a wider coverage for collective bargaining;encourage Member States to considers that to ensure decente benefits of developing policies on living wages, and minimum wages set at a decent level are necessary; recommends the establishment of national wage floors through legislation or collective bargaining, with the objective of attaining at least 60 % of the respe; Stresses the importance of the exchange of best practivce national average wagein this regard;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Eagerly awaits the outcome of the public consultation on the Working Time Directive; believes that the Commission should produce its detailed impact assessment on the Directive as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of collective rights; expects the Commission to step up concrete support for strengthening social dialogue in Member States and sectors where it is weak owing to the prolonged crisis or the prevalence of non-standard forms of employmentEncourages the Commission to work with Member States to promote both competitiveness and fairness by for example strengthening social dialogue;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a clear distinction between workers, job seekers and the economically inactive based on recent Court of Justice case law, which upheld the fundamental principle that the right to freedom of movement does not give automatic entitlement to social benefits;
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for a European framework forMember States to consider the strong socio-economic arguments in favour of introducing minimum income schemes; highlights the importance of such schemes for maintaining human dignity as well as their role as a form of social investments enabling people to undertake training and/or look for work;
Amendment 570 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 588 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers child poverty to be a major issue on which Europe should ‘act big’; calls for the swift implementation of a Child Guarantee in all Member States, so that every child now living in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and proper nutritionthe Member States and the EU should take urgent action; Reminds the Commission and the Member States of the EU agenda for the rights of the child which includes 11 concrete actions where the EU can contribute in an effective way to children's well-being and safety;
Amendment 609 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 629 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 652 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Supports a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyone to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century,Calls on Member States, local and regional authorities to identify a broad range of emerging industries and key growth sectors on which Member States should focus on developing their skills base including digital literacy; highlights this as an important social investment, requiring adequate financing;
Amendment 673 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 690 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point a
Paragraph 19 – point a
Amendment 705 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point b
Paragraph 19 – point b
Amendment 715 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights that flexibility in the labour market must not come at the cost of worker rights; believes that balancing workers protection with the ability for individuals and employers to voluntarily agree ways of working that suit both their needs will increase levels of participation from groups that might otherwise have been excluded from the labour market;
Amendment 757 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point b
Paragraph 22 – point b
Amendment 779 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to set out new concretegether with the Member States to consider policy measures to ensure non- discrimination and equal opportunities;
Amendment 837 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to propose a clear roadmap that fully reflects the outcome of the public consultation and to consider the need for legislative updates, withdrawals and other measures that are necessary for full practical application of the EPSR; highlights that in cases of conflict of law, the horizontal social clause (Article 9 TFEU) should be properly applied;
Amendment 856 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
26. Considers that the objective of upward social convergence should be underpinned by a set of targets, building on the Europe 2020 strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals and serving to guide the coordination of economic, employment and social policies in the EUparticipating Member States; believes that these targets could also form part of the Convergence Code currently being discussed for the euro area, and could be based on the following indicators which are directly affected by public policies:;
Amendment 865 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point a
Paragraph 26 – point a
Amendment 873 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point b
Paragraph 26 – point b
Amendment 879 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point c
Paragraph 26 – point c
Amendment 884 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point d
Paragraph 26 – point d
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Amendment 890 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point e
Paragraph 26 – point e
Amendment 897 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point f
Paragraph 26 – point f
Amendment 899 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point g
Paragraph 26 – point g
Amendment 907 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point h
Paragraph 26 – point h
Amendment 914 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point i
Paragraph 26 – point i
Amendment 918 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point j
Paragraph 26 – point j
Amendment 935 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for a rebalancing of the European Semester so that the existing scoreboard of key employment and social indicators and the new Convergence Code are directly taken into account in formulating CSRs and the euro area recommendation as well as for the activation of EU instruments; urges a stronger role for the Macroeconomic Dialogue with social partners; considers ‘macro-social surveillance’ to be of great importance for avoiding that economic imbalances are reduced at the expense of worsening the employment and social situationfor the participating Member States;
Amendment 951 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 970 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 986 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – introductory part
Paragraph 30 – introductory part
30. Reiterates its call for the raising of the MFF 2014-20 ceilings in Believes that in the context of the on-going review of the MFF 2014 - 2020 that the principle of European added value must represent the cordner sto cope with increased needs; calls, in particular, for:ne of all expenditures and that EU funding should not be used to subsidise national approaches but to complement and enhance national programmes, reflecting a performance-based public budgeting model in which each budget line is accompanied by objectives and outputs to be measured;
Amendment 996 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point a
Paragraph 30 – point a
Amendment 1001 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point b
Paragraph 30 – point b
Amendment 1010 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point c
Paragraph 30 – point c
Amendment 1042 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 1056 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point a
Paragraph 32 – point a
Amendment 1071 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point b
Paragraph 32 – point b
Amendment 1084 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 1086 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 1094 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and theparticipating Member States to translate the EPSR into relevant external action, in particular by promoting the implementation of the UN SDGs, the ILO conventions and European social standards through trade agreements and strategic partnerships;
Amendment 1103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that the EPSR should be adopted in 2017 as a binding agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council, involving social partners at the highest level, and should before any initiatives are proposed under the EPSR, the outcome of the public consultation must be genuinely taken into accountain a clear roadmap for implementation, with concrete commitments and target dates and must fully respect the principle of subsidiarity;