32 Amendments of Anthea McINTYRE related to 2016/2221(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Eurofound Industrial Relations Dictionary1a, __________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observa tories/eurwork/industrial-relations- dictionary
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to the European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the geography, topography and accessibility of the land, in particular in mountainous areas, necessarily make employment and working condopportunitiones in the farming industry very problematic and insecureourism and hospitality;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and unpredictable weather, which, as can be seen today, make the situation of workers in the farming industry all the more difficulteconomic uncertainties and unpredictable weather can make farming difficult; whereas agriculture must be allowed to adapt to meet challenging circumstances using all technological solutions available;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas non-standard, atypical forms of employment have been emerging, whereby the number of workers with – often involuntary – fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas across the EU, new forms of employment are emerging that are different from traditional standard or non-standard employment acrossin a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms ofways with some transforming the relationship between the employment,er and wthereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8 ; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf employee, and with others changing the working pattern and organisation of work, and some doing both;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on Member States to exchange best practice and to consider new innovative ways of developing an adaptable and flexible labour market to meet the challenges of a rural economy;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the specific case of seasonal workers, whose working conditions are particularlycan sometimes be precarious; understands ‘seasonal workers’ to be workers who have entered into open-ended or fixed-term employment contracts, the duration and renewal of which are contingent to a major degree on seasonal factors, such as the changing weather, public holidays and/or the timing of harvests; calls on the Commission and the Member States to regulate the srecognizes the positive and valued contribution made to locial and legal status of seasonal workers and to provide them with social security covgriculture, the forestry sector and tourism by seasonal workers;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9 , leading to a decline in the quality of employment and the rise ofit is important that a distinction is made between the new forms of employment that are emerging and the existence of involuntary employment contracts and bogus self- employment; __________________ 9ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that Directive 2014/36/EU on the conditions of entry and stay of third- country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers establishes a minimum standard of rights covering accommodation, pay and dismissal, working hours, leave and holidays;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas increases in employment rates mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promoting precarious forms of employment such as zero-hour contracts, bogus self-employment and involuntary part-time jobs, which do not provide workers with either a decent living or full labourbogus self-employment, undeclared work and involuntary employment contracts undermine employment rights;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that young people and women have particular difficulty in finding jobs in rural areas or starting a farm of their own; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that funding for young farmers and support programmes for women in rural areas guarantee high- quality jobs with fair wagstresses the importance of investment in ICT in rural areas which is crucial in keeping rural communities connected to the global world; crucial for those who are job- seeking; crucial for those looking to start their own business and crucial to those who live in the most isolated parts of our rural communities;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas part-time employment had never declined since the crisis, and full- time employment is still below its 2008 pre-crisis level;in 2015 around 8 in every 10 persons employed in the EU whereas the number of people working full-time in the second quarter of 2016 remained 2.5 % below the figure for 2008, while part-time employment increased by 11.1 % in the same period10 ; __________________ 10 working full-time and 2 in 10 part-time; 1a __________________ ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016. 1a http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/29 95521/7311566/3-19052016-BP- EN.pdf/35ed90ae-24ab-4d0b-b42f- f267f7490a9d
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on industry to take up all opportunities arising from innovation to develop precision farming which is accessible to all thus empowering people with disabilities, promoting gender equality and broadening the skills base and employment opportunities in rural communities;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to put into practice the recommendations set out in the Andrieu report (‘How can the CAP improve job creation in rural areas?’), which was adopted by Parliament on 27 October 2016, and in particular that concerning the mobilisation of funds from the EAFRD in an effort to develop a genuine socialbuoyant market economy in rural areas;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
I. Towards a definition of decent workflexible employment market;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. UnderstandsRecognises that there is no shared definition of the various types of employment contract across Member States, understands however that standard employment tocan mean full-time and part- time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts, and non- standard or atypical forms of employment tocan include, i.a., marginal part-time work, temporary agency work, fixed-term contract work, zero-hour contracts, internships that are not part of an education programme, and informal or undeclaredand seasonal work;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that women continue to be under represented in the labour market; believes in this regard that flexible employment contracts including voluntary temporary and part-time contracts including job sharing can play an important role in increasing the levels of participation from groups that might otherwise have been excluded from the labour market including women;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Firmly believes that flexibility in the labour market is not about eroding workers’ rights in exchange for productivity and competitiveness, it is about successfully balancing workers protection with the ability for individuals and employers to agree ways of working that suit both their needs;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EndorsNotes the ILO definition of decent work which states that: ‘Decent work is work that is productive and delivers a fair income, with a safe workplace and social protection, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for people to express their concerns, organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity and treatment for all women and men’12 ; __________________ 12 ILO report of 14 November 2016 on non-standard employment around the world, http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/boo ks/WCMS_534326/lang--en/index.htm.
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment trends that will intensify unless new regulation is put into place; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that work being transformed through digitalisation, and new employment being created as a result of it, is decthe world of work which can include for example casual work, ICT-based mobile work, crowd employment, portfolio work and collaborative employment;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that prundeclarious ed work and bogus self-employment conditionswill have a long- term effect on social security protection and pensions, and place workers at greater risk of poverty, social exclusion and deterioration of their fundamental rights;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. StresRecognises that social protection, and protection by collective agreements and collective bargaining, should be available to all workers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee effective protection for workers who perform work in the context of an employment relationship, and a comprehensive policy response that includes policies towards reducing and ultimately eradicating precarious work; calls for policies that empower workers by strengthening social dialogue and promoting the extension of collective bargaining, ensuring that all workers can access and exercise tmany Member States have already put in place effective measures to tackle undeclared work and bogus self-employment particularly in relation to labour market, tax and employment law abuses by ensuring that the employers of undeclared workers face tougheir right to associate, and to bargain collectively, freely and without fearenforcement action and stronger penalties;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat non-standard, atypical and precariousundeclared work, bogus self-employment and all forms of illegal employment, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter practices which undermine workers’ rights and Member States social security systems;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the need for public investments promoting upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of decent workCalls on the Member States together with the Commission to exchange best practice on developing a system of targeted enforcement to ensure that emerging employment models do not come at the expense of workers’ rights;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure effective protection to workers especially affected by uncertainty and precariousness, giving special priority to women workers, young workers, older workers, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers and workers with disabilitievulnerable workers;