24 Amendments of Siôn SIMON related to 2016/2307(INI)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas however employment rates are generally lower among women and in 2015, the employment rate for men aged 20–64 stood at 75.9 % in the EU-28, as compared with 64.3 % for women;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the youth unemployment rate at EU level stands at 18.6 % and 4.2 million young people are unemployed, including 2.9 million in the euro area; whereas the level of youth unemployment remains markedly higher than at its low point in 2008; Whereas in 2015 the share NEET's remains high and represents 14,8 % of 15-29 year olds not in employment, education or training, namely 14 million of NEET's;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas also one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas this objective is far from being achieved and in 2013 almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation of whom 32,2 million persons with disabilities in 2012; whereas in 2013 26,5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; whereas high levels of inequality reduce the output of the economy and the potential for sustainable growth;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. Whereas however the increasing of the employment rate in member states has been unfortunately accompanied by the increase of atypical, precarious and non-formal forms of employment, zero- hour contracts included; the weakening of social dialogue giving rise to negative impact on worker's rights, on purchasing power of EU citizens and growth;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that in the Annual Growth Survey 2017 emphasis is placed on the importance of ensuring social fairness as a means of stimulating more inclusive growth, as well as on creating quality and inclusive jobs and enhancing skills and on the need to strengthen competitiveness, innovation and productivity; stresses that the need to invest in social development is not just a means of guaranteeing that economic growth and convergence can be achieved, but must also be a specific target in itself; calls for measures preventing a race to the bottom in terms of taxation and social standards, building on better use of social indicators in this context; takes note of recent studies by the OECD (OECD, 'in it together : why less inequality benefits all", 2015) and the IMF (IMF report 'causes and consequences of income inequality", June 2015) underlining that social inequalities in Europe hamper economic recovery; stresses that more effort is needed to improve the political visibility and impact of the scoreboard of key employment and social indicators; calls for the commission to make sure that member states with low social performance adequately address the problems of social inequalities; Stresses that employment and social considerations should be put on equal footing with the economic ones in the framework of the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP);
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Is of the opinion that the data contain on the Employment and Social Scoreboard is useful but it is not enough to assess the evolution of the employment and social situation in the European Union; calls on the Commission and the Member States to complement the Scoreboard with data on the quality of employment and poverty, with especial emphasis on multi-dimensional child poverty
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Calls on the Commission to present employment and social data in connection with the evolution of the macroeconomic data so that the analysis presents a comprehensive picture of the interconnection and impacts of different policy choices
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. entitle 1 - Education and skills as a pillar of creating jobs
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines that insufficient investment in public education system, may undermine Europe's competitive position and the employability of its workforce; Stresses the need to invest in people as early as possible in the life cycle to reduce inequality and foster social inclusion at a young age; Stresses also the need to fight against stereotypes from the youngest age at school by promoting gender equality at all level of education;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Notes the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Calls therefore on the Member States to implement policies guaranteeing an access to quality, inclusive Education and training at an affordable cost but also the implementation of the lifelong learning framework approach towards a flexible education path recognizing formal, but also non formal and informal learning to foster equity and social cohesion and allowing employment opportunities for everyone;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Calls on the Member States to introduce policies to implement and monitor more inclusive forms of social protection systems and income support, in order to ensure that these systems offer a decent standard of living for the unemployed and those at risk of poverty and social exclusion, and provide access to education, training and opportunities to enter the labour market;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. entitle 2 : Access and participation in the labour market
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Deplores Gender inequalities in terms of employment rate, gender pay and pension gap and so on; Emphasises that a better work-life balance is essential for supporting the participation of women in the labour market;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to put in place proactive policies and appropriate investment aimed and designed to promote women's participation in the labour market; Calls also on the Member States to set minimum social standards, including maternity, paternity, parental leave provisions and appropriate policies to support women and men entering, returning to, staying and advancing in the labour market, after periods of family and care-related types of leave, with sustainable and quality employment, in line with Article 27 of the European Social Charter;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Calls for policies encouraging and supporting women to build a career in entrepreneurship, facilitating access to finance and business opportunities, offering tailor-made trainings and creating environment allowing for reconciliation of professional and private life;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls for policies that respect and promote collective bargaining and its coverage to reach as many workers as possible while at the same time also aiming better wage floors in the form of minimum wages set at decent levels and with the involvement of social partners - all this with a view to end the competitive wage race to the bottom, to support aggregate demand and economic recovery, to reduce wage inequalities, to fight in-work poverty;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4 h. Deplores the persistence of the gender pay and pension gap; calls on the EU and the Member States, in cooperation with the social partners and gender equality organisations, to set out and implement policies to close the gender and pension pay gap; calls on the Member States to carry out wage-mapping on a regular basis as a complement to these efforts;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 i (new)
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4 i. Calls on the Member States to ensure that people on temporary or part- time contracts or who are self-employed enjoy equal treatment -also regarding dismissals and pay-, have adequate social protection and access to training and that framework conditions are set to enable them to make a career; calls on the Member States to implement the framework agreements on part-time work and fixed-term employment and to effectively enforce the Directive establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are important for sustainable and inclusive development and quality job creation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give greater consideration to the interests of MSMEs in the policy-making process;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes that in the AGS 2017 emphasis is placed on the role of wages in tackling inequalities as well as the need to promote tax and benefit reforms aimed at improving work incentives and making work pay, as progressive tax systems can also contribute to combating income inequalities and poverty; welcomes that minimum wages should prevent in-work poverty;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the involvement in the European Semester process of the social partners, the national parliaments and other relevant stakeholders from civil society; reiterates that social dialogue must be pursued in all phases of the Semester; highlights the need to make the involvement more effective by ensuring useful timing, access to all documents and dialogue with interlocutors at the appropriate level;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Reiterates its call on the Commission and Member States to use gender disaggregated data in European Semester monitoring process, and to define additional gender-specific indicators for example to monitor the gender employment, pay and pension gaps;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls on Member States to pay specific attention to the gender dimension throughout their National Reform Programmes under the European Semester, in particular as regards systematic measures for advancing gender equality in the fields of employment, social inclusion, fight against poverty, education and research and innovation;