29 Amendments of Agnes JONGERIUS related to 2015/2255(INI)
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the European Commission has announced in its' Commission work programme for 2016 the presentation of a labour mobility package, including measures for better enforcement and coordination of social security as well as a targeted revision of the Posting of Workers Directive to address unfair practices leading to social dumping and brain drain by ensuring the same work in the same place is rewarded by the same pay, and whereas no proposals have been presented so far,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the European Social Charter should be acknowledged as the most mature and most detailed expression of the consensus of the Member States in the area of fundamental social rights and hence needs to be put on equal footing with the freedom of movement in order to provide a tangible added value for all European citizens,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the concept of social dumping, without benefiting from a legally recognised and shared definition, covers a wide scope of abusive practices and situations enabling the development of unfair competition through tree main dimensions: - the economic aspect: the use by certain economic actors of illegal practices such as undeclared work or abusive practices such as bogus self employment can lead to major market distortions which are detrimental to bona fide companies, notably SMEs; agriculture, building, construction and food sectors, transport, care and domestic services are the main sectors concerned; - the social aspect: unfair competition can lead to a situation of inequality of treatment between European workers and deprive them from the effective exercise of their social and labour rights; - the financial aspect : the reduction of social contributions and taxes represent a threat for the financial sustainability of social security systems of Member States;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the multiplication of abusive practices and exercise of unfair competition weakens support to the principle of the internal market and undermines confidence in European integration;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas substantial differences in labour conditions and wages persist in the Union and whereas social upward convergence is key to prosperity and enhanced internal demand within the whole Union,
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas wage differences are the main reason for departure from home countries for workers, with vulnerability, abuse of workers and brain drain as a consequence for the home country,
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas the tackling of large scale abuse is essential to maintain the freedom of movement in the internal market and solidarity within the Union,
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based on ILO Convention No. 81 on labour inspection in order to ensure the respect of labour standards and the protection of workers, such as provisions relating to working time, safety, and health; recalls the important role ensured by social partners in order to ensure that existing legislations are respected;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on Europol to set up a unit to investigate financial crimes related to social dumping, such as the setting up of letterbox companies and cross border social security fraud,
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the need for urgent extension of the joint and several liability of the construction sector in Directive 2014/67/EU to all economic sectors, and at least to the agricultural, food processing, transport, care and domestic services sectors, for a comprehensive approach against social dumping,
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the ad hoc administrative working group on the A1 form to step up their efforts by improving possibilities for enforcement through inserting prior declaration of posting to the A1 form and to introduce the possibility for oversight by collecting the A1 forms in one digital system,
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls its appeal forStresses that in order to improve enforcement of existing legislation the creation of 'a forgery-proof European social security card (...) is necessary on which could be stored all the data needed to verify the bearer’s employment relationship'11 ; wishes all the information associated with the worker's postings to feature on this card; __________________ 11 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA- 2014-0012+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to combat the phenomenon of letterbox companies by applying more generally the principle that each company should have a single corporate headquarters; calls for the development of a transparent and accessible business register of all EU- companies and a mandatory use of the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information ; recalls the rejection by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the proposal for a directive on single-person limited liability companies;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the notion of 'minimum wage' contained in Directive 96/71/EC should be revised to ensure equal pay for posted workers and local workers in similar positions; stresses the need to respect the collective agreements of the host country and to ensure, through the revision of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, the payment of gross earnings corresponding to the remuneration paid by the employer before the deduction of taxes and social security contributions payable by employees and withheld by the employer; recalls that specific postings bonuses should be paid on top of remuneration; considers that the wage of the posted worker should be at least aligned to the gross wage applied in the host Member State; the posting company should transfer the difference in social contributions to the competent authority of the home Member State of the worker so the outstanding amount will be used to provide additional social security benefits;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the need for more clarification on the terms and conditions of employment and especially the making up of the minimum rates of pay within Directive 96/71/EC;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses the need for proof of a significant employment relationship before posting, in order to prevent social security abuse and the undermining of a level playing field for companies,
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Stresses the need to include sector specific and company level collective agreements in Directive 96/71/EC in order to establish a level playing field for workers based on equal pay for equal work at the same workplace,
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WishesStresses that periods of postings to should be limited in Directive 96/71/EC andto a maximum of one year within the framework of Directive 96/71/EC , in order to prevent uprooted workers and families travelling from one work place to another and in order to prevent labour market distortion in sectors such as construction in which work is per definition temporary; considers that temporary employment agencies toshould be excluded from the scope of the directive;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for the creation of an "electronic and integrated operator file" for all operators operating with the Community licence aiming at gathering all relevant data on carrier, vehicle and driver identified during roadside checks;
Amendment 507 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to include a clause on unfair commercial practices within the comprehensive aviation agreements;
Amendment 564 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Anticipation of challenges linked to the digitalisation of the economy
Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission rapidly to draw up proposals to combat unfair competition in the digital and, sharing economyand collaborative economy including the field of crowdworking;
Amendment 579 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. notes that digitalization has a crucial impact on European labour markets; highlights that, on the one hand, digitalisation can generate new business models and new jobs, especially for high- skilled but also for low-skilled workers, but on the other hand, it can also lead to precarious forms of employment; regrets, however, that Commission's Digital Single Market Strategy is primarily limited to technical considerations; stresses the need for social considerations to be taken on board in the Digital Single Market Strategy in order to take full advantage of the related employment and growth potential; calls on the Commission to shape the digital single market in a socially just and sustainable way;
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading III
Subheading III
III. Towards upward social convergence
Amendment 618 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls the Commission's commitment to proposing a basis of minimum social rightal social rights; stresses the need for upward social convergence hence warns against making the lowest common denominator the rule for all Member States; emphasises that the establishment of criteria for comparing the various national social systems cannot provide such a basis, but can only serve as a preliminary analytical framework;
Amendment 629 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Desires that wage floors be established, possibly in the form of a minimum wage; emphasises that this instrument should be set up on the basis of legislacalls for the respect and promotion orf convention, in accordance with national practices, with dullective bargaining as well as the respect for the role of the social partners; believes that these wage floors should representtablishment of wage floors in the form of, where applicable, decent minimum wages, of at least 60% of the averagrespective national wage; calls on the Commission to consult the social partners with a view to introducing, where appropriate, a minimum wage in some bordaverage wage with a view to end the competitive wage race to the bottom, to support aggregate demand and economic recovery areas associated with highly mobile workernd to reduce wage inequalities;
Amendment 645 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. calls on the Commission to consult the social partners with a view to introducing, where appropriate, a minimum wage in some border areas associated with highly mobile workers;
Amendment 647 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Stresses the recognised expertise of employees' representatives with regard to a business's strategic choices and decision-making to prevent unfair competition practises;
Amendment 648 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26