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Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI

Proposal for a directive
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.

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI

Proposal for a directive
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.

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16

(16) A lower salary threshold should be laid down for specific professions where it is considered by the Member State concerned that there is a particular lack of available workforce and where such professions belong to major group 1 or 2 of the ISCO ("International Standard Classification of Occupation") classification.deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17

(17) A lower salary threshold should also be laid down to benefit third-country nationals during a certain period after their graduation. This period should be granted each time that the third-country national reaches a level of education relevant for the purposes of this Directive, namely levels 6, 7 or 8 of ISCED 2011, or levels 6, 7 or 8 of EQF, according to the national law of the Member State concerned. It should apply whenever the third-country national applies for an initial or renewed EU Blue Card within three years from the date of obtaining the qualifications and in addition, when that third-country national applies for a first renewal of the EU Blue Card and the initial EU Blue Card was issued for a period shorter than 24 months. After these grace periods – which may run in parallel – have elapsed the young professionals can be reasonably expected to have gained sufficient professional experience in order to fulfil the regular salary threshold.deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) The conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly skilled employment, including the eligibility criteria related to a salary threshold should be defined. It should not aim to determine salaries and therefore should not derogate from the rules or practices at Member State level or from collective agreements, and should not be used to constitute any harmonisation in this field. This Directive should fully respect the competences of Member States, particularly on employment, labour and social matters.deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI

Proposal for a directive
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.

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4

4. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, and for employment in professions which are in particular need of third-country national workers and which belong to major groups 1 and 2 of ISCO, the salary threshold shall be 80 percent of the salary threshold set by the Member State concerned in accordance with paragraph 2.deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

By way of derogation from paragraph 2, as regards third-country nationals who have obtained a higher education qualification not more than three years before submitting the application for an EU Blue Card, the salary threshold shall be 80 percent of the salary threshold set by the Member State concerned in accordance with paragraph 2. The period of three years shall reapply after the attainment of each level of higher education qualifications.deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

The salary threshold referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall apply whenever an application for a first EU Blue Card or a renewal is submitted during that period of three years. Where the EU Blue Card issued during the period of three years is renewed after the three years period has elapsed, the salary threshold referred to in paragraph 2 shall apply. However, where the first EU Blue Card issued during the period of three years was issued for less than 24 months, the lower salary threshold referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall apply upon the first renewal.deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

Laura AGEA, Tiziana BEGHIN, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco VALLI

Proposal for a directive
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.

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

10 Amendments of Laura AGEA related to 2016/0176(COD)

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