28 Amendments of Amjad BASHIR related to 2015/2222(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the development of the European Union and the European social model require a strengthening of democracy, including economicEuropean Union would benefit from a strengthening of democracy;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the involvement of employees in supervisory boards is a crucial step in the further democratisation of can bring benefits to bothe economy, whereby this is not a matter of legislative burdens which may be tackled by cutting red tape and by deregulationmployers and employees;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, under the present conditions of global division of labour, internationalisation, accelerated corporate change and the upcoming transformation through digitisation, i.e. the so-called ‘4th Industrial Revolution’, prosperity for the maximum number of people can be achieved only by the pre-emptive framing of the economy and industrial by fully embracing new opportunities and ensuring that the regulatory environment is conducive to economic growth and job crelations;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on single-member private limited liability companies (SUP)19 can be used to circumvent existing national forms of worker representation on supervisory boards, and the Committee on Employment therefore rejected this proposal in its opinion of 29 June 201520 ; __________________ 19 COM(2014)0212. 20 PE549.466v02-00.
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that provision is made for employetake into account the representation of stakeholders at supervisory board level iwhen drafting all new EU legislative acts or revising existing ones in the context of European company law;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Council, the Member States and the Commission to respect and protect existing national forms of worker representation at supervisory board level in the EU and to counter any attempt to use existing EU law to circumvent or abuse such arrangements by making appropriate changes in the relevant European Treaties or legislative acts;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council, in the area of company law to seek at an early stage enhanced cooperation, where appropriate, with the bodies responsible for employment because their opinions are frequently ignored until it is too late or not sufficiently taken into account;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Strongly believes that the role of the European Commission in this area should be to broker the exchange of best practice between the Member States and to focus their attention on the need for action, particularly in certain Member States;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the differing social models and corporate governance structures across the EU; strongly believes that such disparities render legislative action at an EU level unfeasible;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Requirements in respect of a directiveguidelines on worker representation on supervisory boards applicable to all directives regarding European corporate law
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to develop standards for rulguidelines governing employee representation on supervisory boards that can be applied as a universal model in the form of a directive to all European corporate law directives which takes into account, but does not replace, existing rules on information and consultationwhilst fully respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Strongly believes that a universal model for workers representation at board level is not possible at an EU level due to the large disparities in corporate governance structures that are present amongst the Member States;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that the presence of workers' representatives on European supervisory boards should have a say in all fundamental decisions of a company and oversee the management board, without interfering in the management’s right to manage the companycan be beneficial for both employers and employees;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Suggests that the nature and scope of decisions requiring approval should be determined in this directive bymay be addressed in these guidelines with minimum standards, which shouldmay be further development by rules in the Member States23 ; __________________ 23 e.g.Article 95 AktG, Austria. e.g.Article 95 AktG, Austria.
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Demands that steps be taken, in appointing the supervisory board, to ensure that the sexes areNotes the essential contribution of women in corporate governance and repgresented according to the gender ratio in the company's workforce; calls on the Council in this connection to expedite the Parliament-backed proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures24 ; __________________ 24 COM(2012)0614.ts the large gender gap that exists on many supervisory boards; believes that any measures taken at an EU level to address this gap should be non-binding and aimed at the promotion of a bottom- up approach;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Demands that this Directive ensure thaSuggests that any guidelines might take into account theat representatives of the workforce may also be from affiliated companies and, in the case of transnational companies, may also originate from another Member State and that trade union representatives may also be put forward and elected as external representatives;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is convinced that such a directive would have to be furnished with effective enforcement mechanisms in order to reduce cases of circumvention, avoidance and abuseBelieves that guidelines produced at an EU level should be focused on encouraging the Member States to improve their corporate governance structures; rejects calls for binding legislative action in this area;