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Activities of Helga STEVENS related to 2016/2095(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

A European Pillar of Social Rights (debate) NL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2095(INI)

Amendments (44)

Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to Eurofound’s European Industrial Relation Dictionary,
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towards a strong European social model based onconsists of 28 social models all of which to seek to deliver solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures; whereas the EU can add value to these models by supporting and encouraging new initiatives that will deliver good social protection for all, empowers vulnerable groups, enhances participation in civil and political life, and improves the living standards for all citizens, delivering on the objectives and rights set out in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission is expected to come forwhas set out that the purpose of the Social Pillard ins the spring of 2017 with a proposal for a binding European Pillar of Social Righto support well-functioning and fair labour markets and welfare systems within the Eurozone Member States;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the provision and management of social security systems are a Member State competence which the Union coordinates but does not harmonise;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. Whereas the setting of wages is a Member State competence;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Updating exModernisting social standardslegislation.
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the enactment of a directive on fair working conditions for all forms of employment, ensuring for every worker a core set of enforceable rights, including equal treatment, social protection, protection in case of dismissal, health and safety protection, provisions on working time and rest time, freedom of association and representation, collective bargaining, collective action, access to training, and adequate information and consultation rights; underlines that this directive should apply to employees as well as to all workers in non-standard forms of employment, such as fixed-term work, part-time work, on-demand work, self-employment, crowd-working, internship or traineeship; requests that the EU acquis be updated accordingly so as to apply to all workers;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the Commissions intention to modernise the existing acquis; believes that in the context of the Better Regulation Agenda, it is important to ensure that EU legislation remains fit for purpose given the rapid change of the world of work, societal developments and scientific knowledge over the last decade;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers that, where the need for action at EU level in the area of employment and social affairs has been clearly identified and fully respects the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, that a set of indicators to identify the full compliance costs as well as administrative costs of any such legislative act should be applied in order to better assess its impact;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Quality and fFair working conditions: striking a balance between flexibility and security.
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls for decisive steps towards legal certainty on what constitutes ‘employment’, also for work intermediated by digital platforms; underlines that open-ended contracts should remain the norm githe Commission to use measures including the use of benchmarks, and to review, update and improven their importance for socio-economic security; calls for the directive on fair working conditions to include relevant minimum standards to be ensured in more precarious forms of employment, in particular: enforcement of existing pieces of legislation in order to help Member States address the emerging opportunities and challenges;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
a. decent working conditions for internships, traineeships and apprenticeships, prohibiting those that are unpaid or paid so little that they do not enable workers to make ends meet;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
b. for work intermediated by digital platforms, a definition of employment that is less dependent on full cumulation of the relevant criteria;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
c. limits regarding on-demand work: zero-hour contracts should be banned and certain core working hours should be guaranteed to all workers;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for renewedHighlights the Commissions intention to promote upward social convergence in wages throughout the EU; calls on the Commission to actively support a wider coverage for collective bargaining;encourage Member States to considers that to ensure decente benefits of developing policies on living wages, and minimum wages set at a decent level are necessary; recommends the establishment of national wage floors through legislation or collective bargaining, with the objective of attaining at least 60 % of the respe; Stresses the importance of the exchange of best practivce national average wagein this regard;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the right to healthy and safe working conditions also involves limitations on working time and provisions on minimum rest periods and annual leave; awaits Commission proposals for legislation and other concrete measures to uphold this right for all workers, reflecting all current knowledge about health and safety risks;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Eagerly awaits the outcome of the public consultation on the Working Time Directive; believes that the Commission should produce its detailed impact assessment on the Directive as a matter of urgency;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a clear distinction between workers, job seekers and the economically inactive based on recent Court of Justice case law, which upheld the fundamental principle that the right to freedom of movement does not give automatic entitlement to social benefits;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that all workers should be covered by insurance against involuntary unemployment or part-time employment, coupled with job-search assistance and investment in (re)-training;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for a European framework forMember States to consider the strong socio-economic arguments in favour of introducing minimum income schemes; highlights the importance of such schemes for maintaining human dignity as well as their role as a form of social investments enabling people to undertake training and/or look for work;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 570 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Considers access to quality and affordable long-term care services, including home-based care, to be a right that should be upheld with the help of suitably qualified professionals employed under decent conditions; believes that low-income households should therefore be targeted by adequate public services and tax deductions; repeats its call for legislation on carers’ leave accompanied by adequate remuneration and social protection;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 588 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers child poverty to be a major issue on which Europe should ‘act big’; calls for the swift implementation of a Child Guarantee in all Member States, so that every child now living in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and proper nutritionthe Member States and the EU should take urgent action; Reminds the Commission and the Member States of the EU agenda for the rights of the child which includes 11 concrete actions where the EU can contribute in an effective way to children's well-being and safety;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 609 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for legislation to ensure that access to social housing or adequate housing benefits are provided for those in need, obviously including homeless people, and that vulnerable people and poor households are protected against eviction; calls for tax incentives to help young people on low incomes set up their own households; calls for greater use of the EFSI to support urban renewal and affordable housing provision;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 629 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for legislation ensuring fair access for all to good-quality and affordable social services of general interest and other essential services, such as e-communications, energy, transport and financial services; highlights the role of social enterprises;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 652 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Supports a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyone to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century,Calls on Member States, local and regional authorities to identify a broad range of emerging industries and key growth sectors on which Member States should focus on developing their skills base including digital literacy; highlights this as an important social investment, requiring adequate financing;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 673 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Is alarmed at the spread of precariousness arising from the excessive use of ‘atypical’ contracts; stresses the importance of ensuring sufficient institutional and budgetary capacities to provide adequate protection for people in non-standard forms of employment; considers in particular that: a. social insurance schemes must be broadened in order to enable all workers to accumulate entitlements providing income security in situations such as unemployment, involuntary part-time work or career breaks for family or training reasons; b. all workers should have a personal activity account, easily accessible through a website and/or a smartphone application, where they could consult their social entitlements;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 690 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point a
a. social insurance schemes must be broadened in order to enable all workers to accumulate entitlements providing income security in situations such as unemployment, involuntary part-time work or career breaks for family or training reasons;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 705 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point b
b. all workers should have a personal activity account, easily accessible through a website and/or a smartphone application, where they could consult their social entitlements;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 715 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights that flexibility in the labour market must not come at the cost of worker rights; believes that balancing workers protection with the ability for individuals and employers to voluntarily agree ways of working that suit both their needs will increase levels of participation from groups that might otherwise have been excluded from the labour market;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 757 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point b
b. there is a need for new legislative proposals on family leave schemes, including maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave and carers’ leave, encouraging equal take-up of leave arrangements by men and women across all categories of workers in order to improve women’s access to and position within the labour market and facilitate work-life balance;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 779 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to set out new concretegether with the Member States to consider policy measures to ensure non- discrimination and equal opportunities;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 837 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to propose a clear roadmap that fully reflects the outcome of the public consultation and to consider the need for legislative updates, withdrawals and other measures that are necessary for full practical application of the EPSR; highlights that in cases of conflict of law, the horizontal social clause (Article 9 TFEU) should be properly applied;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 970 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights that today’s phenomena of capital-intensive production, high rates of inequality and the continuing rise in ’atypical’ work imply a need to increase the role of general tax revenue in cofinancing social insurance schemes in order to provide decent social protection for all;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 986 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – introductory part
30. Reiterates its call for the raising of the MFF 2014-20 ceilings in Believes that in the context of the on-going review of the MFF 2014 - 2020 that the principle of European added value must represent the cordner sto cope with increased needs; calls, in particular, for:ne of all expenditures and that EU funding should not be used to subsidise national approaches but to complement and enhance national programmes, reflecting a performance-based public budgeting model in which each budget line is accompanied by objectives and outputs to be measured;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 996 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point a
a. the strengthening of the Youth Employment Initiative;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1001 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point b
b. an increase in the volume of the European Social Fund, the EGF and the FEAD;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1010 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point c
c. the establishment of a new instrument, to be financed, for example, from EU revenue arising from competition law enforcement, to support the implementation of the Child Guarantee;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1042 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that the specific dynamics of economic adjustment within the euro area call for the development of two financial instruments, within the euro area’s fiscal capacity, that would be particularly relevant for the implementation of the EPSR: a. a fund for renewed structural convergence, supporting the implementation of socially just reforms and investments that are necessary for increasing the growth potential of crisis- affected areas and restoring upward social convergence, including implementation of the Youth Guarantee, Skills Guarantee and Child Guarantee; b. a European unemployment insurance scheme, complementing national schemes in cases of severe cyclical downturn and helping prevent the translation of an asymmetric shock into structural disadvantage;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1056 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point a
a. a fund for renewed structural convergence, supporting the implementation of socially just reforms and investments that are necessary for increasing the growth potential of crisis- affected areas and restoring upward social convergence, including implementation of the Youth Guarantee, Skills Guarantee and Child Guarantee;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1071 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point b
b. a European unemployment insurance scheme, complementing national schemes in cases of severe cyclical downturn and helping prevent the translation of an asymmetric shock into structural disadvantage;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1084 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to integrate the above-mentioned financial instruments in its proposals for the post- 2020 multiannual financial framework and its white paper on EMU;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1086 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to integrate the above-mentioned financial instruments in its proposals for the post- 2020 multiannual financial framework and its white paper on EMU;deleted
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1094 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and theparticipating Member States to translate the EPSR into relevant external action, in particular by promoting the implementation of the UN SDGs, the ILO conventions and European social standards through trade agreements and strategic partnerships;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that the EPSR should be adopted in 2017 as a binding agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council, involving social partners at the highest level, and should before any initiatives are proposed under the EPSR, the outcome of the public consultation must be genuinely taken into accountain a clear roadmap for implementation, with concrete commitments and target dates and must fully respect the principle of subsidiarity;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL