Activities of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2022/2095(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the financial year 2021
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. 3a. Notes with concern weaknesses identified by the Court in payment management, in particular with regard to ex-ante controls which could expose the Centre to legal and reputational risks;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned with weaknesses the Court identified in the Centre’s recruitment procedures; notes that in one case, the Centre used external consultants to screen applications on preselection criteria set out in the vacancy notice, whereas in another, the Centre did not undertake all necessary measures to establish an effective internal control mechanism to mitigate the associated risks ; notes large discrepancies between the assessment performed by the Centre and the one performed by external consultants caused by a lack of clear and detailed guidelines for scoring the preselection criteria; Recalls that procedural deficiencies in recruitment procedures undermine the principles of transparency and equal treatment; requests that the Centre improves its internal recruitment procedure to clarify evaluation processes and vacancy notices;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that, as regards gender balance reported for 2021, the Centre’s senior management is unevenly composed by 4 men (66,7%) and 2 women (33,3%); also notes the management board is composed by 80 men (51%) and 76 women (49%); deplornotes the high number of members of the Board (156) which does not facilitate decision- making and simplified management; acknowledges limited impact of the Centre over the number of Board members due to the Regulation (EU) 2019/128 which establishes mandatory composition of the management board in tripartite manner; notes further that regarding its staff overall the gender breakdown is 57% women and 43% men; welcomes the presence of gender equality indicators among the social sustainability indicators; recalls the importance to develop a long term HR policy including work-life balance, lifelong guidance and career development, the gender balance, the teleworking, the geographical balance and the recruitment and integration of people with disabilities;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with concern that the Discharge Authority’s recommendations about the staff members’ affiliation with the national healthcare system have not been fully addressed by the Centre, but welcomes that a new health and wellbeing committee has been established in July 2022;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Digitalisation & green transitionsustainability
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. CWelcomes the regular coordination and collaboration between the Centre and ETF, Eurofound, and EU- OSHA; calls on the Centre to continue to develop its synergies, increase cooperation and exchange of good practices with other Union agencies with a view to improving efficiency as regards, for instance, human resources, building management, IT services, and security;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Calls on the Centre to step up its efforts and report relevant performance information to the EU citizens and general public in clear and accessible language; urges the Centre to ensure greater transparency and public accountability by better utilizing media and social media channels;