Activities of Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO related to 2015/2349(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on new opportunities for small transport businesses, including collaborative business models
Amendments (6)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for a regulatory environment thato encourages investment and access to financing, and fosterse, while ensuring sustainable growth and quality jobs within small transport businesses;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the opportunities of the collaborative economy and the Digital Single Market for job creation and more inclusive growth within small transport businesses; stresses, however, that the collaborative economy must not lead to andevelopments in small transport businesses under the umbrella of the collaborative economy and the Digital Single Market; stresses, however, that the notion of ‘collaborative’ business models or ‘digital’ services should not be used to describe the use of digital resources to provide traditional services while circumventing existing regulations, including avoidance of tax and social contributions, nor to and non-compliance with employment and social legislation; calls, in this respect, to ensure that existing regulation is enforced so that the digital race does not lead to a race-to-the-bottom in social standards; expresses, in this regard, its concern on the effects of platforms such as Uber in the deterioration of working conditions and small business incomes in the taxi sector;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the social partners to negotiate collective agreements for all transport services in line with national laws and practices; underlines the importance of European social dialogue also in the context of transport;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the rise of precarious employment, bogus self- employment, undeclared work and social dumping; calls on the Member States to guarantee fair competition and ensure decent working conditions and the highest possible level of social protection for all workerby ensuring the monitoring and enforcement of social and labour law and collective agreements as well as decent working conditions and the highest possible level of social protection for all workers; believes that the European Platform on undeclared work can provide an European basis to fight against fraudulent and forms of employment, and calls to strengthen cooperation between the EU Member States on these subjects;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the misuse of subcontracting in the transport sector to circumvent working and employment standards; calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce and strengthen laws on joint and several liability as well as ensure the adequate implementation and enforcement of existing regulations;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the development ofObserves that new working time models thatmay enable workers to improve their work-life balance; stresses, however, that flexibility should not lead to an individualization of labour relationships, to the detriment of workers; emphasises the importance of monitoring compliance with mandatory driving and resting times as well as working hours;