Activities of Siôn SIMON related to 2014/2235(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century (A8-0222/2015 - Martina Dlabajová)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stress that Public employment services have an important role in ensuring that the return to job growth does not come at the expense of lower- quality skill matches
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers' and employees' organisations , have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and implementing vocational qualification programmes;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of partnerships between schools, universities, businesses and authorities with a view to estimating labour needs for the future, as well as fostering cooperation between Member States in this regard;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance of better synergies between education systems and the labour market, including exposure to the workplace and cooperation with businesses; in order to promote a high- level of high quality employment.
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need for adequate financing and take-up, by the Member States and individual employers, of traineeship and apprenticeship schemes. Member States should put measures in place to ensure that vulnerable groups such as women, ethnic minorities and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply and are adequately represented in these schemes;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the importanceneed of support measures for SMEs and micro-enterprises, in order to reduce the administrative and financial barriers to their establishment and operation as well as facilitating the hiring of qualified labour and training of employees;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that incentives should be introduced for entrepreneurs wshould invest in training and apprenticeships; and incentives should be introduced for this purpose.
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses the importanceneed of special measures and support for employers, in particular SMEs, to encourage them to hire young people for their first job and ensure their in-house training, as also for older workers; recalls the importance of social responsibility on the part of employers towards all employees and towards society; believes that such social responsibility should also be required of institutions responsible for education and training;