10 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2016/0176(COD)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to combat wage dumping, this Directive should provide, for third-country national highly skilled workers, the same salary thresholds as those provided for the same categories of worker in the Union, also in order to prevent the pursuit of competitiveness through the devaluation of labour.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) EU Blue Card rules, against the background of the single currency, could lead to an increase, even for ‘higher professional qualifications’, of wage imbalances within the Union; accordingly, the thresholds set by individual Member States should reproduce the minimum and maximum salary levels that apply, or would apply, to a Union worker from the same profession or the same sector in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In addition to the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, the gross annual salary resulting from the monthly or annual salary specified in the work contract or binding job offer shall not be inferior to the salary threshold set and published for that purpose by the Member States. The salary threshold set by the Member States shall be at least 1.0 times but not higher than 1.4 times the average gross annual salarywages which apply, or would apply, to a Union worker from the same profession or the same sector in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the criteria for admission set out in Article 5, EU Blue Card holders may engage in self-employed activity, under the same conditions as citizens of the Union, in parallel to the activity in highly skilled employment. In circumstances where their labour market situation undergoes serious disturbances, Member States may restrict the pursuit of self-employed activity by EU Blue Card holders.