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652 Amendments of Claude ROLIN

Amendment 39 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europeʼs competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF+ with the objectives of these guidelines, particularly as regards employment, education, training and the fight against social exclusion, poverty and discrimination, the ESF+ should support Member States, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines and relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and, where appropriate, at national level, the national reform programmes underpinned by national strategies. The ESF+ should also contribute to relevant aspects of the implementation of key Union initiatives and activities, in particular the “Skills Agenda for Europe” and the European Education Area, relevant Council Recommendations and other initiatives such as the Youth Guarantee, Upskilling Pathways and on Integration of the long- term unemployed.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 52 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed, the older unemployed, people with a disability, and the inactive, as well as through promoting self- employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote womenʼ's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/-life balance and access to childcare. The ESF+ should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The Commission and the Member States should ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between the shared- management and Health strands of ESF+ and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument. In particular, the Commission and the Member States should ensure, in all stages of the process, effective coordination in order to safeguard the consistency, coherence, complementarity and synergy among sources of funding, including technical assistance thereof.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 165 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment, including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people, including through youth work. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people. The Member States concerned, acting at the appropriate territorial level, taking into account their institutional, legal, and financial framework, should therefore allocate at least 105% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 312 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, the older unemployed, people with a disability and of inactive people, promoting self-employment and the social economy;
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 426 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account the principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 446 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4.deleted
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 478 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall, at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with their institutional, legal and financial framework, allocate at least 10% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 to targeted actions and structural reforms to support youth employment and school-to-work transition, pathways to reintegrate into education or training and second chance education, in particular in the context of implementing Youth Guarantee schemes.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 485 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2024 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall, at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with their institutional, legal and financial framework, allocate at least 105% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2026 to 2027 to these actions.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 508 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the definition and delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 527 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Support to relevant country-specific The actions addressing the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and in the European Semester as referred to in Article 7(2) shall be programmed under one or more dedicated priorities.Article 11 deleted recommendations
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 713 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) questions related to the ESF+ contribution to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including country-specific recommendations and semester-related priorities (national reform programmes, etc.);
2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 164 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The specific objective of the EGF is to offer assistance in case of unexpected major restructuring events, particularly those caused by globalisation-related challenges, such as changes in world trade patterns, trade disputes, financial or economic crises, the transition to low- carbon economy or as a consequence of digitisation or automation. The EGF also aims to support workers who suffer as a result of economic, technological and environmental change, as well as regions hit hard by restructuring. Particular emphasis shall lie on measures that help the most disadvantaged groups.
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘self-employed person’ means a person who employed fewer than 10 workers, or a person engaged in a paid professional activity who is not linked to an employer by means of a contract of employment;
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 194 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The EGF may not be mobilised when workers are dismissed as a result of budget cuts taken by a Member State, which affect sectors that depend on public financing.deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 196 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a High unemployment rates For regions with an unemployment rate equal to or above 10%, the applications from Member States referred to in Article 5(1) to (3) may be accompanied by an application for a financial contribution from the ETF for exceptional measures with a view to increasing employment and socio-economic prospects in the region and/or geographical area concerned, as long as the application concerns one region, or two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level, or more than two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level.
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 199 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A financial contribution from the EGF may be made for active labour market measures that form part of a coordinated package of personalised services, with the involvement of trade union organisations, and by promoting support from employees of the company, designed to facilitate the re-integration of the targeted beneficiaries and, in particular, the most disadvantaged among the displaced workers, into employment or self- employment.
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 215 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
The investments for self-employment, starting an own business or for employee take-overs, in particular through the establishment of cooperatives, may not exceed EUR 20 000 per displaced worker.
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 233 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. On the basis of the information provided by the Member State, the Commission shall complete its assessment of the application’s compliance with the conditions for providing a financial contribution, within 60 working days of the receipt of the complete application or, where applicable, of the translation of the application. Where the Commission is unable, exceptionally, to comply with that deadline, it shall provide a written explanation setting out the reasons for the delay, which shall not exceed 20 working days.
2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Principle 10 of the European Pillar of Social Rights43, proclaimed at Gothenburg on 17 November 2017, provides that every worker has the right to healthy, safe and well-adapted work environment. The right to a high level of protection of the health and safety at work, as well as to a working environment adapted to the professional needs of workers and which enables them to prolong their participation in the labour market includes also protection from carcinogens and mutagens at the workplace. __________________ 43 European Pillar of Social Rights, November 2017, https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/ deeper-and-fairer-economic-and-monetary- union/european-pillar-social-rights_en
2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council44 aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at the workplace. A consistenthigh level of protection from the risks related to carcinogens and mutagens is provided for in Directive 2004/37/EC by a framework of general principles to enable Member States to ensure the consistent application of the minimum requirements. Binding occupational exposure limit values established on the basis of available information, including scientific and technical data, economic feasibility, a thorough assessment of the socioeconomic impact and availability of exposure measurement protocols and techniques at the workplace, are important components of the general arrangements for the protection of workers established by Directive 2004/37/EC. The minimum requirements provided for in Directive 2004/37/EC aim to protect workers at Union level. More stringent binding occupational exposure limit values can be set by Member States. __________________ 44 Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 50).
2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) There is sufficient evidence of the carcinogenicity of diesel engine exhaust emissions arising from the combustion of diesel fuel in compression ignition engines. Diesel engine exhaust emissions are process-generated and therefore they are not subject to classification in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 a. The ACSH has agreed to add traditional diesel engine exhaust emissions to Annex I to Directive 2004/37/EC and has requested further studies on the scientific and technical aspects of new engine models. Diesel engine exhaust has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as carcinogenic to humans (IARC category 1) and the IARC has specified that while the amount of particulates and chemicals are reduced in the newer types of diesel engines, it is not yet clear how the quantitative and qualitative changes will translate into altered health effects. The IARC has also specified that it is common to use elemental carbon, which makes up a significant proportion of those emissions, as a marker of exposure. Given the above and the number of workers exposed, it is appropriate to include work involving exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in Annex I to Directive 2004/37/EC and to establish a limit value for diesel engine exhaust emissions calculated on elemental carbon in Part A of Annex III thereto. The Commission should review that limit value by using the most up-to-date scientific and socio- economic data. The entries in Annex I and Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC should cover exhaust from all types of diesel engine. __________________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1).
2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) For new technology with significantly reduced diesel engine exhaust emissions and elemental carbon mass concentrations, elemental carbon may not be an equally useful exposure indicator. Nitrogen dioxide is likely to be a more relevant exposure indicator for new technology diesel engine exhaust. Since the age and type of engines and exhaust after-treatment systems applied vary within and between workplaces, it may be appropriate to set an occupational exposure limit value for diesel exhaust both as respirable elemental carbon and as nitrogen dioxide. The Commission should review those limit values by using the most up-to-date scientific and socio- economic data. Both of those values should be fulfilled at workplaces where diesel engines are applied. Although data allowing a direct comparison of the carcinogenic potential of the diesel engine exhaust emitted by new technology and older technology diesel engines are not available, new diesel engine technology has changed the quality and quantity of diesel emissions and the associated carcinogenic risks have been reduced but not eliminated. The significant reduction of the diesel engine exhaust mass concentration in exhaust from new technology diesel engines is expected to reduce the risk of lung cancer (per kWh). This is supported by the findings from a single set of animal studies showing reduced or negligible in vivo lung genotoxicity and oxidative DNA damage after inhalation exposure to diesel exhaust from new technology diesel engines. Determination of relevant exposure indicators for new technology diesel engine exhaust, including consideration of the particle size distribution and different particle exposure metrics (e.g. number vs mass concentration) would be valuable. In addition, it is important to compare the hazard per mass unit of diesel engine exhaust from new and older technology diesel engines. Further information is also needed on exposure levels at workplaces where new diesel engines are in use.
2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Maximum levels for the exposure of workers to some carcinogens or mutagens are established in Annex III by values which, pursuant to Directive 2004/37/EC, must not be exceeded. Practical recommendations for the health surveillance of workers may be laid down in Annex II to Directive 2004/37/EC but not made mandatory.
2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) This Directive strengthens the protection of workers’ health and safety at their workplace. New limit values should be set out in Directive 2004/37/EC in the light of available information, including new scientific and technical data and evidence-based best practices, techniques and protocols for exposure level measurement at the workplace. That information should, if possible, include data on residual risks to the health of workers, recommendations of the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) and, opinions of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), as well as opinions of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSH) and monographs of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC1a). Information related to residual risk, made publicly available at Union level, is valuable for any future work to limit risks from occupational exposure to carcinogens and mutagens. Transparency of such information should be further encouraged. __________________ 1a The International Agency for Research on Cancer was set up in 1965 by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).
2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 76 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) In implementing this Directive Member States should avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal constraints in a way which would hold back the creation and developmenttake the everyday existence of small and medium-sized undertakings into account. Member States are therefore invited to assess the impact of their transposition act on SMEs in order to make sure that SMEs are not disproportionately affected, with specific attention for micro-enterprises and for administrative burden, and to publish the results of such assessments.
2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2004/37
Article 18 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
In Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: “By 30 June 2019, the Commission shall, after consulting the Member States and the social partners, assess the need to modify the limit values for diesel engine exhaust emissions. The Commission shall propose, where appropriate, necessary amendments related to that process.”
2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex I – point 5 b (new)
The following section is added to Annex I: «5b. Work involving exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions.”
2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 94 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – table – row 5 a (new)
Diesel - - 0,051a - - - - - - engine exhaust emissions ____________________ 1a Measured as elemental carbon.
2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 97 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – table – row 5 b (new)
Diesel - - - 0,51a - - - - - engine exhaust emissions ____________________ 1a Measured as nitrogen dioxide
2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The Authority should contribute to facilitating the free movement of workers governed by Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council39, Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and the Council40 and Regulation (EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and the Council41. It should facilitate the posting of workers governed by Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and the Council42 and Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and the Council43, including by supporting the enforcement of those provisions implemented through universally applicable collective agreements in line with the practices of Member States. It should also help the coordination of social security systems governed by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council44, Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council45 , Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and the Council46 ; as well as Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/7147 and Council Regulation (EC) No 574/7248. __________________ 39 Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1). 40 Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 April 2014 on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for workers (OJ L 128, 30.4.2014, p. 8). 41 Regulation (EU) 2016/2016 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 April 2016 on a European network of employment services (EURES), workers’ access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 492/2011 and (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 107, 22.04.2016, p. 1). 42 Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1). 43 Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 159, 28.05.2014, p. 11). 44 Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, (OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p.1, corrigendum OJ L 200, 7.6.2004, p. 1). 45 Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, (OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1). 46 Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these Regulations solely on the ground of their nationality (OJ L 344, 29.12.2010, p. 1). 47 Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ L 149, 5.7.1971 p. 2). 48 Council Regulation (EC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons, and to their families moving within the Community (OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1).
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The individuals covered by the activities of the Authority should be persons who are subject to the Union law within the scope of this Regulation, including workers, self-employed persons, jobseekers, and economically non-active persons; this should cover both Union citizens and third-country nationals who are legally resident in the Union, such as posted workers, EU Blue Card holders, intra-corporate transferees or long-term residents, as well as their family members.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 150 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) For these purposes, the Authority should cooperate with other relevant Union initiatives and networks, in particular the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES)54, the European Enterprise Network55, the Border Focal Point56 and SOLVIT57, as well as with relevant national services such as the bodies to promote equal treatment and to support Union workers and members of their family, designated by Member States under Directive 2014/54/EU, and national contact points designated under Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council58 to provide information on healthcare. The Authority should also explore synergies with the proposed European services e-card59, notably with regard to those cases in which Member States opt for the submission of declarations regarding posted workers through the e-card platform. The Authority should replace the Commission in managing the European network of employment services (‘EURES’) European Coordination Office established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 2016/589, including the definition of user needs and business requirements for the effectiveness of the EURES portal and related IT services, but excluding the IT provision, and the operation and development of the IT infrastructure, which will continue to be ensured by the Commission. __________________ 54 Decision No 573/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on enhanced cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES) (OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 32). 55 European Enterprise Network, https://een.ec.europa.eu/ 56 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions, COM(2017) 534. 57 Commission Recommendation of 17 September 2013 on the principles governing SOLVIT (OJ L 249, 19.9.2011, p. 10). 58 Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 45). 59 COM(2016) 824 final and COM(2016) 823 final.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 273 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Authority shall not in any way interfere with the exercise of fundamental rights as recognised in the Member States and/or at union level.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 313 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support cooperation between Member States collaborate with Member States with a view to facilitating the cross-border enforcement of relevant Union law, including facilitating joint inspections;.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 349 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) investigate infringements of EU law, in accordance with Article 14(a);
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 420 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) provide relevant information to employers on labour rules, and the living and working conditions applicable to workers in cross-border labour mobility situations, including transport workers and posted workers;
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 550 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. At the request of one or several Member States, or one or several workers’ organisations, the Authority shall coordinate concerted or joint inspections in the areas under the scope of the Authority’s competences. The request may be submitted by one or several Member States, or one or several workers’ organisations. The Authority may also suggest to the authorities of the Member States concerned that they perform a concerted or joint inspection.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 570 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The organisation of a concerted or joint inspection shall be subject to the prior agreement of all participating Member States via their National Liaison Officers. In the event that one or more Member States refuse to take part in the concerted or joint inspection, the other national authorities may, where appropriate, only carry out the envisaged concerted or joint inspection in the participating Member States. The Member States that declined to participate in the inspection shall keep information about the envisaged inspection confidential.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 617 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Staff of the Authority may participate in a concerted or joint inspection with the prior agreement of the Member State on whose territory they will be providing their assistance to the inspection.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 709 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. In the event of disputes between Member States regarding the application or interpretation of Union law ion areas covered by this Regulationcoordination of social security systems, the Authority may perform a mediation role.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 768 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Breach of Union law 1. Where a national authority has not applied Union law covered by this Regulation, or has applied it in a way which appears to be a breach of Union law, the Authority shall act in accordance with the powers set out in this Article. 2. Upon a request from one or more Member States, one or more employees’ or employers’ organisations, or on its own initiative, and after having informed the competent national authority, the Authority may investigate the alleged breach or non-application of Union law. The national authority concerned shall, without delay, provide the Authority with all information which the Authority considers necessary for its investigation. 3. The Authority may, not later than 2 months from initiating its investigation, address a recommendation to the competent authority concerned setting out the action necessary to comply with Union law. The competent authority shall, within ten working days of receipt of the recommendation, inform the Authority of the steps it has taken or intends to take to ensure compliance with Union law. 4. Where the competent authority has not complied with Union law within 1 month from receipt of the Authority’s recommendation, the Commission may, after having been informed by the Authority or on its own initiative, issue a formal opinion requiring the national authority to take the action necessary to comply with Union law. The Commission’s formal opinion shall take into account the Authority’s recommendation. The Commission shall issue such a formal opinion no later than 3 months after the adoption of the recommendation. The Commission may extend this period by 1 month. The Authority and the national authorities shall provide the Commission with all necessary information. 5. The national authority shall, within ten working days of receipt of the formal opinion referred to in paragraph 4, inform the Commission and the Authority of the steps it has taken or intends to take to comply with that formal opinion. This Article is without prejudice to the powers of the Commission under Article 258 TFEU.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 804 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Management Board shall be composed of one senior representative from each Member State, one member representing the employers' organisations from each Member State, one member representing the employees' organisations from each Member State, and two representatives of the Commission, all of whom have voting rights.
2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 194 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Takes note ofStresses the positive impact of schoolcultural diversity and multilingualism in schools on pupils’ linguistic and cognitive development, as well as on the promotion of intercultureal awareness, and understanding and diversity;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 312 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to support efforts by educational institutions to make greaterxpects the Digital Education Action Plan to support the Member States and educational institutions in the increased and more effective use of state- of-the-art technology in learning, teaching and assessment, while bearing in mind the need to ensurech is age and development-appropriate and which meets quality assurance standards;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 338 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 l (new)
29 l. Supports the increased EU benchmark for participation in lifelong learning; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to propose best practices recommendations with a view to achieving this ambitious goal;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2017/2179(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the ongoing revision of the founding regulations of the three tripartite Agencies; recalls the importance of preserving the tripartite nature of these agencies to ensure active participation of national authorities, European employers’ organisations and European workers’ organisations in their governance and functioning; recalls that staffing cuts have been implemented and reiterates its opposition to further cuts which would limit the agencies' ability to carry out their mandate;
2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2017/2148(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the work of the Foundation during the four-year work programme 2013-2016 “From crisis to recovery: Better informed policies for a competitive and fair Europe”; welcomes the Foundations analysis and policy input as regards living and working conditions, industrial relations and employment and labour market developments, in particular the Overview report of the sixth European Working Conditions Survey; stresses the necessity to maintain strong cooperation between the Foundation and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in order to benefit from the Foundation’s expertise;
2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2017/2148(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the successful implementation of the Foundation’s four- year work programme with a high level of organisational effectiveness, as evidenced by an overall improvement of Foundation’s key performance indicators;
2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2017/2148(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Expresses concern about the negative budgetary impact of the increasing Irish country coefficient which increasingly risks undermining the financial capability of the Foundation to deliver on its mandate and expects action to be taken to resolve this issue;
2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas long spells of youth unemployment can make young people feel isolated from society and lose a sense of belonging, and can cause ‘scarring effects’, meaning that there is a higher probability that they will become unemployed again, and face lower earnings and career prospects during their working lives; whereas the side-lining of young people represents a huge loss of public and private investment, given the unused and faltering human capitpotential that it entails;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas having a first real job empowers young people, helping them to become independentfully-fledged, self-confident citizens and make a positive start in life;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas, having peaked at 24 % in 2013, the youth unemployment rate in the EU-28 has steadily dropped, reaching below 17 % in 2017, which remains unacceptable;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the significant divergence in economic performance in terms of both economic and employment growth across the EU-28; urges the Member States that continue to lag behind to implement the necessary structural reforms in order to catch up with other EU economies; notes that it is sound economic without compromising the well-being of workers; notes that it is not only employment but also investment policies, which are ultimately a Member State responsibility, that create jobs;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 94 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the YEI aims to complement national funding and not to replace it; stresses that the YEI budget cannot and was never meant to shoulder on its own the ambition of offering all young peopthat appropriations earmarked for this initiative are not subject to national co- funding; stresses that the YEI budget must offer as many young people as possible a good-quality offer within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 108 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for the YEI to be a driver for policy reform in particularfacilitate a lasting reduction in youth unemployment and for better coordination in the fields of employment and education, especially in those Member States experiencing high rates of youth unemployment, with a view to ensuring that those Member States introduce integrated, comprehensive and long-term approaches to tackling youth unemployment which enhance the employability of young people and lead to sustainable employment, as opposed to having a range of fragmented (existing) policies, which often target NEETs who are relatively easy to integrate anyway;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 191 #

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for a discussion about the future status of the YEI which does not question its continuation but addresses the question of transforming it from a crisis instrument into a more permanent, main EU financing instrument for tackling youth unemployment, and which establishes a co- financing requirement in order to underls which take into account youth unemployment levels ine the primary responsibility of thedifferent Member States;
2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas women's economic empowerment and equal opportunities in the labour market are crucial for women individually but also instrumental for EU's economic growth with positive impact on GDP, inclusiveness and competitiveness of businesses as well as challenges related to the ageing population in the EU
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas gender equality policies have a strong impact on GDP and by 2050, improving gender equality would lead to an increase in EU GDP per capita by 6.1 to 9.6%, which amounts to €1.95 to €3.15 trillion (EIGE's estimates)
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that equal opportunities for economic independence and the guaranteeimplementation of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work andor work of equal value applied by the Member States as defined in the article 157 of TFEU are necessary steps for women's economic empowerment;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to promote the well-being of women, by tackling the pay and pension gaps and combating atypical and insecure forms of work and employment, such as temporary contracts or involuntary part-time workand equal opportunities for women, by tackling the pay gap, addressing and eliminating breaches of anti-discrimination legislation in employment, combating insecure forms of work and employment, such as involuntary part-time work or the use of contracts which do not correspond to the nature of the work performed in accordance with the national law;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that preventing and eliminating the gender pension gap and reducing women's poverty in the old age first and foremost depend on creating conditions for women to make equal pension contributions through further inclusion into the labour market and safeguarding equal opportunities in terms of pay, career advancement and possibilities to work full-time;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. points out that digitalisation has a profound impact on the labour market by changing value chains, conditions and nature of work as well as creating new job opportunities and more flexible working patterns; notes that opportunities for flexible and teleworking arrangements brought about by digitalisation may serve as a an effective tool for further inclusion of women into the labour market as well as better reconciliation of professional and domestic duties for both women and men;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 72 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. highlights that improving digital skills and IT-literacy among women and boosting inclusion into the ICT, which is one of the highest paying sectors, could contribute to their economic empowerment and independence resulting in the reduction of the total gender wage gap;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Points out that the demand for digital technology professionals in the EU has grown by 4% annually in the last ten years and the number of unfilled vacancies for ICT professionals is expected to double by 2020; calls therefore on the Member States and the Commission to advance their efforts to promote digital skills and e-literacy among women and girls, who remain underrepresented in this sector, from the earliest stages at school and going through the whole educational cycle as well as in the framework of life-long learning;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Encourages Member States to introduce age appropriate ICT education at early stages with a particular focus on inspiring and supporting girls to pursue their interest and talents in the digital field and safeguarding them from constraining and negative stereotyping which discourage girls from advancing their e-skills;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 79 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls Recognises that domestic work and provision of household services, which are largely feminised, are often perfor measures to guarantee the economic and social dignity of feminised work, such as domestic workd as undeclared work; calls on the Member States to promote and further develop the formal sector of domestic services through facilitation and incentives to employ domestic workers with the aim of reducing the undeclared work and improving reconciliation of private and professional life for the working families;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on policy makers, also through the European Platform Tackling Undeclared Work, to recognise household services, family employment and home- care as a valuable economic sector which needs to be better regulated within the Member States with a view to create both secure position for domestic workers and provide families with a capacity to assume their role as employers;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 99 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to enforce laws and workplace policies that prohibitsure proper application of the existing equal treatment legislation in order to eliminate gender-based discrimination in the recruitment, retention and promotion of women in employment in both the public and private sectors and at work in both the public and private sectors and to offer women a level-playing field in terms of pay and career advancement;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. RecallHighlights the importance of the Women on Boards Directive and calls on the Member States to ensure equal representation and leadership equal representation of women and men in decision-making position in both the public and private sector; recalls the importance of the Women on Boards Directive which aims at balancing the labour market, in economic andshare of the under-represented sex in non-executive board-member polsitical decision-making structures and institutions, as well as in enterprises and on corporate boardons in publicly listed companies, with the exception of small and medium enterprises;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to strengthen and enforce the full exercise of the right of collective bargaining in the private and public sectorssocial partners to use collective bargaining to advance equal opportunities for women and men, to ensure that the existing equal treatment legislation is applied in practice as well as to address and combat the gender pay gap;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to implement and enforce public social care policies as well as to provide quality childcare fafurther develop care facilities for the dependent, including children and elderly, with the view of enhancing reconciliaties and promote the equal sharing of unpaid domestic work and co- responsibility in care.on of private and professional life for the working families and increasing women's participation in the labour market as a precondition for women's economic empowerment;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #

2017/2008(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Encourages the Member States based on the provisions of the Public Procurement Directive (2014/24/EU) to promote the use of social clauses in public procurement as a tool for enhancing equality between women and men where relevant national legislations exists and can act as a ground for social clauses;
2017/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the collaborative economy offers many opportunities for growth and jobs, especially for people who are distant from the labour market, such as young people, students, women and seniors, and provides innovative new services for citizens and consumers;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission communication entitled ‘A European Agenda for the collaborative economy’ stresses the increasing significance of the platform economy, its important contribution to growth and jobs by providing new opportunities for citizens and innovative entrepreneurs, and its impact on economic and employment policies;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Commission communication on collaborative economy is a starting point of the EU contribution to a balanced and fair development of the collaborative economy, given the rapid evolution of this economy and its related regulatory loopholes and uncertainties that still must be clarified;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the European Commission and the Member States need to address more deeply the social dimension of the collaborative economy by providing in depth analysis and data on new forms of employment, by monitoring the evolving regulatory environment and by encouraging the exchange of good practices among EU countries, in order to overcome the social challenges related to this new economy;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for a clear distinction between ‘professional’ and ‘non-professional’ platforms and to recognise activities in the platform economy that are properly categorised as ‘work’platforms with a lucrative business model and those based on the sharing of costs, resources or skills, in order to ensure a level playing field for EU businesses and citizens; in parallel, calls for a clear distinction between non-professional peer-to-peer activity and service providers acting in their professional capacity by further developing sector specific criteria and thresholds, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders; amongst service providers, underlines the need to distinguish employees and self-employed, in order to apply them rights and duties accordingly;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. States that all workers in the platform economy are either employed or self-employed based on the primacy of facts; recalls in this context that, for the purpose of applying EU law, the Court of Justice has defined the concept of ‘worker’ on the basis of an employment relationship characterised by certain criteria such as subordination, remuneration and the nature of workthe existence of a subordination link, the presence of a remuneration and the nature of work, even so EU Member States are responsible for deciding who is to be considered a worker in their national legal order; calls also to clarify self- employment in order to prevent bogus self-employment and to ensure the rights of self-employed workers;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes note of the multiplication of national and local regulatory initiatives affecting the collaborative economy; Stresses the importance of rapid clarification at European level of the applicable rules in order to limit the fragmentation of the internal market;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for more reliable data on joband evidence on jobs, skills and working conditions in the platform economy and, if necessary, for the adjustment of related policies to create a level playing field between the platforms and traditional economiebusinesses, especially SMEs, in particular in the field of consumer protection, taxation and working conditions;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 99 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for Member States to adapt their education and training policies to the new skills requested in the collaborative economy; Encourages Member States to include digital trainings in their school programs, from primary school; underlines the need to develop lifelong learning programs to be able to acquire new skills related to technological developments all along the professional career;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 107 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the national public employment services and the EURES Network to communicate better on the opportunities offered by the collaborative economy;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 125 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to reflect on the appropriate means to ensure that digital platforms inform providers on the regulatory framework that has to be complied with, when offering services, as individuals using platforms are sometimes not even aware of the requirements they should fulfil; considers that digital platforms should play a more proactive role in checking whether the service provider fulfils its legal requirements; Calls on Member States to operate specific controls in order to check if operators stick to the rules, especially in terms of taxation, consumer protection, working conditions and skills requirements;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 132 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasizes that the economic model of collaborative economy is based on users' trust, particularly in online comments; calls in this context on the European Commission to propose tools for certification of online consumer opinions in order to allow users to have reliable and fair information on the quality of the services offered on collaborative platforms;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 150 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that the collaborative economy has flourished mainly so far in urban areas; Stresses therefore the importance of deploying broadband in rural areas in order to enable all EU territories to benefit from the potential of the collaborative economy, especially in terms of employment; Calls for Member States to strengthen financial and human resources to enable people from rural areas to acquire basic digital skills;
2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas, at EU level, NEETs (not in employment, education or training) are considered to be one of the most problematicvulnerable groups in the context of youth unemployment; whereas women are 1.4 times more likely to become NEET than men on average;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 297 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the need to incorporate new technologies in the teaching and learning process in order to equip people with the right set of skills, competences and knowledge, promoting the responsible use of new tools and fostering the development of a critical spirit;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 314 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to urge Member States to draw up comprehensive national strategies for digital skills; points out however that in order for these strategies to be effective, there is a need for strong pedagogical leadership from teachers at all levels of educationtailored to each level of education and for teachers to receive the appropriate initial and on-going training in order to provide this;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 327 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to include elements of entrepreneurial learning, including social entrepreneurship, at all levels of education, since instilling entrepreneurial spirit among the young at an early stage is an effective way of combating youth unemployment;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 364 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates the importance of vocational education and training (VET) for enhancing employability and clearing the pathway to professional qualifications for young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that VET is made more relevant and is tailored to labour market needs by making them an integral part of the education system via a participatory, integrated and coordinated approach, and to guarantee high qualification standards and quality assurance in this regard;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 373 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the need to investigate the possibility for inter-sectorial mobility not only in the VET teacher profession but also among schools as a whole; points out that the objective of learning mobility in the VET sector by means of the Erasmus+ Programme is far from being achieved, and that special attention should be focused on this;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 382 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need to increase the attractiveness of VET by boosting its visibility, giving proper credit to its achievements and making the image of this sector more positive, while making sure that young people and their families have access to information on VET apprenticeship options;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 425 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt a coordinated and integrated approach to social, education and employment policies in order to allow the constant development and adjustment of VET and enable people having completed this path to make the transition to higher levels of education and training;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 435 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to focus on digital skills, in particular the digital transformation of society and the economy and re- shaping the way people work and do business, and takes note of the Commission’s intention to focus on the positive aspects of this transformation via the EU e-skills strategy;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 440 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for entrepreneurship education, including social entrepreneurship aspects, to be part of the curriculum in the Member States in order to develop an individual entrepreneurial mind-set in citizens;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 484 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Member States to foster cooperation and reinforce synergies between formal, non-formal and informal education providers, in consultation with the social partners, with a view to reaching a wider group of low-skilled people in order to better take into account their specific needs;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 312 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) Member States should ensure that national inspection bodies enforce this Directive.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 330 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 3
3. Member States may decide not to apply the obligations in this Directive to workers who have an employment relationship equal to or less than 8 hours in total in a reference period of one month. Time worked with all employers forming or belonging to the same enterprise, group or entity shall count towards that 8 hour period.deleted
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 342 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 4
4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply to an employment relationship where no guaranteed amount of paid work is predetermined before the employment starts.deleted
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 420 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall include as a minimum:
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 448 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the procedure, including the length of the periods of notice, to be observed by the employer and the worker should their employment relationship be terminated or, where the length of the periods of notice cannot be indicated when the information is given, the method for determining such periods of notice;
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 457 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the initial basic amount, any other component elements, such as payments in kind or other benefits, and the frequency and method of payment of the remuneration to which the worker is entitled;
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 492 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) the social security institution(s) receiving the social contributions attached to the employment relationship and any protection relating to social security provided by the employer, and proof of registration with the social security institution(s) concerned.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 521 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The information referred to in Article 3(2) shall be provided individually to the worker in the form of a document at the latest on the first day of the employment relationship. That document may be provided and transmitted electronically as long as it is easily accessible by the worker, he or she can acknowledge receipt of it and it can be stored and printed.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 542 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States, working closely with the social partners, shall develop templates and models for the document referred to in paragraph 1 and put them at the disposal of workers and employers including by making them available on a single official national website and by other suitable means.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 596 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Unless Member States provide otherwise, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if the duration of each work period outside the Member State in which the worker habitually works is four consecutive weeks or less.deleted
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 623 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) Member States shall entrust the social partners with setting such extensions if they jointly request this.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 648 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) Member States shall entrust the social partners with setting such incompatibility restrictions if they jointly request this.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 654 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall ensure that open-ended contracts remain the norm.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 694 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that workers’ work schedules are in compliance with the provisions of Directive 2003/88/EC.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 698 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Zero-hour contracts and similar types of employment contracts are prohibited.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 722 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The employer shall provide a written reply within one month of the application. With respect to natural persons acting as employers and micro, small, or medium enterprises, Member States may provide for that deadline to be extended to no more than three months and allow an oral reply to be given to a subsequent similar request submitted by the same worker if the justification for the reply as regards the situation of the worker remains unchanged.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 741 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that where employers are required by Union or national legislation or relevant collective agreements to provide training to workers to carry out the work for which they are employed, such training shall be provided cost-free to the worker, with no loss of wages and counted as working time.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 763 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States may allowshall leave it to the social partners to conclude collective agreements, in conformity with the national law or practice, which, while respecting the overall protection of workers, and, subject to the minimum requirements laid down in this Directive, establish arrangements concerning the working conditions of workers which differ from those referred to in Articles 7 to 11. adapt, complement and improve provisions laid down in Chapter III.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 801 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the worker shall have the possibility to submit a complaint to a competent authority in a timely manner. If the competent authority finds that the complaint is justified, it shall order the relevant employer(s) to provide the missing information. If the employer does not provide the missing information within 15 days following receipt of the order, the authority shall be able to impose an appropriate administrative penalty, even if the employment relationship has ended. Employers shall have the possibility to lodge an administrative appeal against the decision imposing the penalty. Member States may designate existing bodies as competent authorities.deleted
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 862 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – title
MNon-regression clause and more favourable provisions
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 863 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall not constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection already afforded to workers within Member States. This Directive shall not be applied and interpreted in such a way as to undermine, restrict or prejudice more favourable working conditions already negotiated in collective agreements and rights and procedural safeguards providing for a higher level of protection.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 872 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that the social partners are involved in the overall implementation of this Directive and provide them with the necessary means for such involvement to be effective.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 888 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
By [entry into force date + 2two years], the Commission shall, in consultation with the Member States and social partners at Union level and taking into account the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises, review the application of this Directive with a view to proposing, where appropriate, the necessary amendments and improvements.
2018/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 118 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 6 (new)
Article 3(1)(b) and (d) and Articles 4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 19 and 21 shall notalso apply to undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes.
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 6 (new)
Member States may, however: (a) require those undertakings to apply some or all of the provisions referred to in the first subparagraph; (b) first subparagraph for all or some categories of road transport operations.';deleted lower the limit referred to in the
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 132 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) carry out a major part of its activity in the Member State of establishment;
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
(da) the following point (f) is added: (f) have an operating centre, situated in that Member State, with the necessary equipment, and in particular a sufficient number of vehicle parking places for regular use by its vehicles.
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 155 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – indent a – point xii a
(xiia) cabotage.
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 16 – paragraph 1
(-a) Paragraph 1 is amended as follows: 1. For the purposes of the implementation of this Regulation, and in particular Articles 11 to 14 and Article 26 thereof, each Member State shall keep a national electronic register of road transport undertakings which have been authorised by a competent authority designated by it to engage in the occupation of road transport operator. The data contained in that register shall be processed under the supervision of a public authority designated for that purpose. The relevant data contained in the national electronic register shall be accessible to all the competent authorities of the Member State in question.
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 215 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 2 – Point 6
6. ‘cabotage operation’ means national carriage for hire or reward carried out on a temporary basis in a host Member State, involving the carriage from the picking up of the goods at one or several loading points until their delivery at one or several delivery points, as specified in the consignment note;
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 233 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Once the goods carried in the course of an incoming international carriage from another Member State or from a third country to a host Member State have been delivered, hauliers referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allowed to carry out, with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, cabotage operations in the host Member State or in contiguous Member States. The last unloading in the course of a cabotage operation shall take place within 51 days from the last unloading in the host Member State in the course of the incoming international carriage.
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 244 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a
Evidence referred to in paragraph 3 shall be presented or transmitted to the authorised inspecting officer of the host Member State on request and within the duration of the roadside check. It may be presented or transmitted electronically, using a revisable structured format which can be used directly for storage and processing by computers, such as the eCMR.* During the roadside check, the driver shall be allowed to contact the head office, the transport manager or any other person or entity which may provide the evidence referred to in paragraph 3.
2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Having evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the existing set of Union social rules in road transport, and in particular Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 , certain deficiencies were identified in the existing legal framework. Unclear and unsuitable rules on weekly rest, resting facilities, breaks in multi- manning and the absence of rules on the return of drivers to their home, lead to diverging interpretations and enforcement practices in the Member States. Several Member States recently adopted unilateral measures further increasing legal uncertainty and unequal treatment of drivers and operators. __________________ 9 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Drivers engaged in long-distance international transport operations spend long periods away from their home. The current requirements on the regular weekly rest unnecessarily prolong those periods. It is thus desirable to adapt the provision on the regular weekly rest in such a way that it is easier for drivers to carry out transport operations in compliance with the rules and to reach their home for a regular weekly rest, and bIt is necessary to provide that operators organise the work of drivers in such a way that these periods away from home are not excessively long, that drivers have the possibility to return home regularly and that the frully compensated for all reduced weekly rest periods. It is also necessary to provide that operators organise the work of drivers in such a way that these periods away from home are not excessively les allow them to benefit from decent rest conditions in high-quality accommodationg.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In order to improve road safety and the working conditions of drivers, the scope of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 should include the use of vehicles with a permissible mass of less than 3.5 tonnes.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) of goods where the maximum permissible mass of the vehicle, including any trailer, or semi-trailer, exceeds 3,5 tonne-1) In Article 2(1), point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) of goods, or
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 90 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 4 – point r a (new)
(2a) in Article 4, the following point is added: “(ra) 'home' means the registered residence of the driver in a Member State.”
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 103 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
(a) in paragraph 6, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: “6. driver shall take at least: (a) or (b) at least 45 hours and two reduced weekly rest periods of at least 24 hours. For the purposes of point (b), the reduced weekly rest periods shall be compensated by an equivalent period of rest taken en bloc before the end of the third week following the week in question.deleted In any four consecutive weeks a four regular weekly rest periods, two regular weekly rest periods of
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b
8b. A transport undertaking shall organise the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to spend at least one regular weekly rest period or a weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for reduced weekly rest at home within each period of three consecutive weeks.";.
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 170 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. 15 year(-1) in Article 3, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: “4. Within six months after newly registered vehicles are required to have a tachograph as provided in Articles 8, 9 and 10, vehicles operating in a Member State other than their Member State of registration shall be fitted with such a tachograph.”;
2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Such balanced criteria should be based on a concept of a sufficient link ofbetween a driver with aand the territory of a host Member State. Therefore, a time threshold should be established, beyond whichAs a consequence the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State shallould apply in case ofto international transport operations. This time threshold should not apply to cabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/200918 and 1073/200919 since the entire transport operation is taking place in a host Member State. As a consequence the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State should apply to cabotage irrespective of the frequency and duration of the operations carried out by a driver. __________________ 18Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 19Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p.88)and cabotage operations irrespective of the frequency and duration of the operations carried out by a driver.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 169 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of that Directive, when performing international carriage or cabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 where the period of posting to their territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 3 days during a period of one calendar month.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 182 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
When the period of posting is longer than 3 days, Member States shall apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC for the entire period of posting to their territory during the period of one calendar month referred to in the first subparagraph.deleted
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 209 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of the calculation of the periods of posting referred to in paragraph 2: (a) than six hours spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as half a day; (b) or more spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as a full day; (c) periods of availability spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as working period.deleted a daily working period shorter a daily working period of six hours breaks and rest periods as well as
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 166 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) “volunteering” means a full-time32 unpaid voluntary service for a period of up to twelve months, which provides young people with the opportunity to contribute to the daily work of organisations active in solidarity-related fields, to the ultimate benefit of the communities within which the activities are carried out, including a solid learning and training dimension in order to enable the young volunteer(s) to gain, validate and certify skills and competences, which will be useful for their personal, educational, social and professional development, and which will also contribute to improving their employability; __________________ 32 As a general principle, an activity carried out continuously, 5 days a week for 7 hours a day.
2017/11/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 176 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) “traineeship” means a period of work practice from two to twelve months, remunerated by the organisation hosting the European Solidarity Corps participant, based on a written traineeship agreement, which includes a learning and training component, and undertaken in order to gain practical and professional experience with a view to improving employability and facilitating transition to regular employment. The written traineeship agreement shall also set out the trainee’s working conditions and remuneration, in strict compliance with national legislation or the applicable collective agreements of the participating country;
2017/11/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 201 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to provide young people, with the support of participating organisations, with easily accessible opportunities for engagement in solidarity activities while improving their skills and competences for personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, as well as their employability and facilitating transition into the labour market, including by supporting the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers and by validating and recognising the skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experience;
2017/11/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 158 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) In order to facilitate the return to work following parental leave, workers and employers should be encouraged to maintain contact during the period of leave and may make arrangements for any appropriate reintegration measures, to be decided between the parties concerned, taking into account national law, collective agreements and practice
2018/04/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 291 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) “paternity leave” means paid leave from work for fathers to be taken on the occasion of the birth of a child;
2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 299 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) “parental leave” means paid leave from work on the grounds of the birth or adoption of a child to take care of that child;
2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 370 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States, after consulting the social partners, shall take the necessary measures to ensure that fathers have the rightobligation to take paternity leave of at least ten working days on the occasion of the birth of a child.
2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 437 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may make the right to parental leave subject to a period of work qualification or a length of service qualification which shall not exceed one yearsix months. In the case of successive fixed- term contracts, within the meaning of Council Directive 1999/70/EC21, with the same employer, the sum of those contracts shall be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the qualifying period. __________________ 21 Council Directive of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP (OJ L 175, 10.7.1999, p.43).
2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 445 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may define the circumstances in which an employer, following consultation in accordance with national law, collective agreements and/or practice, may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave by a reasonable period of timefor a maximum of six months on the grounds that it would seriously disrupt the good functioning of the establishment. Employers shall justify any postponement of parental leave in writing.
2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 454 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have the right to request parental leave also on a part-time basis, in blocks separated by periods of work or in other flexible forms. Employers shall consider and respond to such requests, taking into account the needs of both employers and workers. Employers shall justify any refusal of such a request in writing. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, where such an application has been refused on grounds deemed insufficient, the worker concerned may lodge an appeal before the competent courts.
2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 465 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall assess the need fordapt the conditions of access and detailed arrangements for the application of parental leave to be adapted to the needs of adoptive parents, parents having a disability and parents with children with a disability or long-term illness.
2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 581 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall ensure that, at the end of the leave referred to in Article 5, workers can benefit, if necessary, from a reintegration plan to support their reintegration into the undertaking.
2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 588 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall define the periods of suspension of performance of the work contract, which must be treated as periods of work. Such periods of suspension of performance of the work contract could include periods of annual leave, leave days for marriage, death, etc.
2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 667 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of the information provided by Member States pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report in which it reviews the application of this Directive, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal. The Commission shall also assess the need to revise Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding and, if appropriate, put forward a legislative proposal.
2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 678 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, at the latest two years after the entry into force. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. All these laws, regulations and administrative provisions must be the subject of a consultation procedure involving the social partners which takes account of specific national circumstances.
2018/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Social Partners' agreements, such as the Social Dialogue "Agreement on Workers' Health Protection Through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products Containing it" (NEPSI) providing guidance and tools in order to support the effective implementation of the employers' obligations laid down in the Directive 2004/37/EC are valuable instruments to complement regulatory measures. The Commission should encourage the social partners to conclude such agreements for all substances that are covered by that Directive.
2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 13 a (new)
(-1) The following article is added: “Article 13a Social Partners' agreements The Commission shall encourage social partners to conclude social dialogue agreements providing guidance and tools to support the effective implementation of the employers' obligations laid down in this Directive. These agreements shall be listed in Annex VI. The list of these agreements shall be regularly updated. The adherence to these agreements may not be considered as a presumption of conformity with the employers' obligations laid down in this Directive.”
2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 97 #

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex IV a (new)
(2a) Annex IVa is added : “Annex IVa The list of Social Dialogue agreements providing guidance and tools in order to support the effective implementation of the employers' obligations. (1) "Agreement on Workers Health Protection through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products containing it"1a. __________________ 1a OJ C 279, 17.11.2006”
2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the importance of the European structural and investment funds, and in particular the European Social Fund which promotes employment and social inclusion;
2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the visibility of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) by communicating the European added value of the projects, particularly in terms of job creation and social integration, as well as the possibilities offered by the European Social Fund in particular in terms of social inclusion and employment;
2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the partnership principle and calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the full and effective involvement of economic and social partners and bodies representing civil society at all stages in the implementation of Partnership Agreements and programmes and to facilitate the exchange of experience and good practices;
2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the better application of the partnership principle in the 2014-2020 ESIF period as compared to the 2007- 2013 and recognises the contribution of the European Code of Conduct on Partnership to this regard; Notes, however, that some challenges remain, in particular the difficulty to mobilise all relevant stakeholders or the lack of time to ensure partner involvement;
2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to devote an appropriate share of ESF resources to strengthening the institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders in Member States where neededrelevant partners in order to ensure an effective partnership; calls on the Commission to assess the improvements made by the Member States in this respect.
2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
— having regard to International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions Nos 269 and 13105 on minimum wage fixing and Nos 29 andthe abolition of forced labour, No 1052 on the abolition of forced labourSocial Security and ILO Recommendation 202 on Social Protection Floors,
2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the report "Minimum Income Schemes in Europe - A study of national policies 2015" prepared for the European Commission by The European Social Policy Network (ESPN) in 2016,
2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 109 #

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the Council Conclusions on the 2017 Annual Growth Survey and the Joint Employment Report adopted by the EPSCO Council on the 3rd March 20171a call on Member States to ensure that social protection systems provide adequate income support and that reforms should continue to focus, amongst others, on providing adequate income support and high quality activation and enabling services; __________________ 1a6885/17 "The 2017 Annual Growth Survey and Joint Employment Report: Political guidance on employment and social policies - Council Conclusions (3 March 2017)" and 6887/17 "JOINT EMPLOYMENT REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL accompanying the Communication from the Commission on the Annual Growth Survey 2017 (3 March 2017)"
2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. StressBelieves that it is vital for everyone to have a sufficient minimum income to be able to mall citizens and families in Europe should be entitled to an income support which enables them to cover their living costs; believes that support mechanisms, such as minimum income schemes have to guaranteet their basic requirements non-perpetuation of social dependency and must constitute an incentive to education or entering the job market;
2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 162 #

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that adequate minimum income schemes as an active inclusion tool promote social participation and inclusion;
2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that one of the main goals of the Europe 2020 strategy is reducing poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million people and that still more efforts are needed to reach that goal; believes that minimum income schemes can be a helpful way to reach this objective;
2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 164 #

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that the best way to fight poverty and social exclusion are decent jobs; recalls in this context the importance to boost growth, investment and job creation;
2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of the European Semester in encouraging Member States who do not yet have minimum income schemes to introduce systems of adequate income support;
2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 187 #

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that, given the many questions minimum income schemes pose, such as accessibility, coverage, financing, entitlement conditions, duration, a concept elaborated at European level on common objectives for national minimum income schemes could be helpful in contributing to a level playing field among Member States;
2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 190 #

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the importance of the European Semester in monitoring the adequacy of existing minimum income schemes and their impact on reducing poverty, specifically through the country specific recommendations, but also the joint employment report and the Annual Growth Survey;
2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 248 #

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Is of the opinion that adequate minimum income schemes should set minimum incomes at a level equivalent to at leasBelieves that Member States, when setting minimum income schemes should take into account that the at-risk-of- poverty threshold is set at 60 % of median income in the Member State concernedthe national median equivalised disposable income (after social transfers);
2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Whereas regions around Europe are substantially different; in some cases territories with high unemployment will not be part of the eligible regions when it comes to the allocation of EU funds at NUTS level;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is concerned however that YG schemes have not yet reached all young people, who left schools or became unemployed; underlines that all young people not in employment, education or training should be able to profit from the Youth Guarantee schemes, encourages therefore the regions which do not qualify for an EU co-financing to participate in Youth Guarantee;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Emphasises that Youth Guarantee has become a driver for policy reforms and better coordination in the fields of employment and education;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls for an efficient control and monitoring of spending of allocated funds at European and national levels to prevent abuses and wasting of resources;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls for an effective multi-lateral surveillance of compliance with the Council's recommendation establishing a Youth Guarantee within the European Semester and to address specific country recommendations where needed;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Notes that sufficient economic growth is a pre-requisite for the effective integration of NEETs into the labour market;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 79 #

2016/2242(INI)

4. Notes that a more diversified approach in the provision of services to different groups within the youth population is needed in order to avoid ‘cherry-picking’; calls for a stronger outreach to young people facing multiple barriers (e.g. young people with disabilities) by broadening the range of interventions proposed within YG offers;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 90 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the need to provide tailored solutions to a diverse group of young people and making the non- registered NEETs a key target group;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that persistent mismatches between the participant's profiles and the YG's offers results in people's return to NEET status, is of the opinion that good quality offers should be tailored to the profile and qualification level of individuals and therefore boosting their competences to better meet labour-market demands;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Takes note that the NEET's group is highly heterogeneous, calls on Members States to conduct a comprehensive analysis of NEET population including a skills mismatch analysis in order to facilitate a smooth transition from education to employment and therefore increase employability of the NEETs;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 94 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Highlights the importance of strengthening cooperation between relevant stakeholders such as public and private employment services, education and training institutions, employers, youth organisations and non- governmental organisations working with youth in order to reach the entire NEET population, especially inactive NEETs, who are not covered by the existing systems to enable their effective integration into the labour market; calls on Member States to actively identify and register all NEETs;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls for enhanced cooperation between education institutions and entrepreneurs to develop curricula tailored to the labour market needs which facilitates a smooth transition from education to employment and tackles skills mismatch;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 96 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Emphasises that promoting mobility in employment, education, apprenticeships and traineeships can improve the skills-set of young people, as well as tackle the geographical skills mismatch that exists in the EU, therefore encourages Member States to include offers from all European countries in a national Youth Guarantee Scheme through making greater use of EURES (European Employment Services), which is a valuable tool to boost mobility;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 97 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Stresses that increasing the mobility of workers, for example through deepening international cooperation and by facilitating cross-border recognition of qualifications is effective way of tackling skills mismatch;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Cautions against the repeated take-up of the YG which goes against the spirit of labour market activation and the aim of transition into permanent employment.lls on Member States to ensure that young people receive good quality offers, tailored to the profile and qualification level of the individuals, in order to prevent them from the repeated take-up of the YG;
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that global warming, which seriously affects the Arctic region, should be taken into account when drawing up the EU’s integrated policy;
2016/10/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2017 on a European Pillar of Social Rights1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0010
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 25 February 2016 on European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0059.
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Eurofound report (2016) on fraudulent contracting of work in Europe1a, __________________ 1a http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1639en.pdf
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
– having regard to the Eurofound European Working Conditions Survey and its Sixth European Working Conditions Survey – Overview report1a, __________________ 1a http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1634en.pdf
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
– having regard to the Eurofound report (2015) on New forms of employment1a, __________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1461en.pdf
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 d (new)
– having regards to the Eurofound report (2014) on the impact of the crisis on industrial and working conditions in Europe1a, __________________ 1a http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_publication/field_ef_docume nt/ef1398en.pdf
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas non-standard, atypical forms of employment have been emergin 2014 the main type of employment relationship in the EU was full-time permanent contract representing 59% of the employment, although the share of non-standard or atypical forms of work is increasing, whereby the number of workers with - often involuntary - fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 150 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase, if this trend continues, it may well become the case that standard contracts will only apply to a minority of workers8 ; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas precarious work is an often-used concept that does not have a definition at the European level and that such a definition should be drawn up in close consultation with the social partners;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 44 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the type of contracts cannot, on its own, presage the risk of employment precariousness but, on the contrary, this risk depends on a wide range of factors;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9 , which can leading to a decline in the quality of employmentterioration of working conditions, a less protective social security and the rise of bogus self- employment; __________________ 9 ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas increases in employment rates mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promoting precarious forms of employment such as zero-hour contracts, bogus self-employment and involuntary part-time jobs,can be partly attributed to an increase in the number of atypical contracting forms following the economic crisis which do not provide workers with either a decent living orf full labour rights;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 92 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Understands standard employment to mean full-time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts, and non-Notes the Eurofound definition of atypical work which refers to employment relationships not conforming to the standard or atypical forms of employment to include, i.a., marginal part-time work, temporary agency work, fixed-term contract work, zero-hour contracts, internships that are not part of an education programme, and informal or undeclared work; model full-time, regular, open-ended employment with a single employer over a long time span1a ; __________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observa tories/eurwork/industrial-relations- dictionary/atypical-work
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 114 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Understands precarious work to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristics:Notes that the risk of precariousness depends on the type of contract but also on the following indicators1a : __________________ 1aStudy for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 120 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
- little or no job security owing to the non-permanent nature of the work, as in some fixed-term contracts, involuntary and often marginal part-time contracts, contracts containing poor conditions, unwritten contracts, unclear working hours, and duties that change owing to work on demand;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 125 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
- labour rights
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
- low remuneration, which may even be unofficial or unclearin-work poverty and low pay;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 135 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3
- no or limited social protection rights or employment-related benefitssocial security;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 148 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
- limited or no prospects for advancement in the labour marketcareer development and training;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 153 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 6
- no orlow level of collective right and limited right to collective representation;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 176 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by collective agreements, securityrespect of collective bargaining, equal pay for equal work in the same place, and protection of the workers’ families, while supporting the work-life balance for all workers;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 190 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase inemergence of new non-standard forms of employment trends that will intensify unlesshat require new regulation isbe put into place; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that work being transformed through digitalisation, and new employment being created as a result of it, is decent;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 214 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that social protection, and protection by collective agreements and collective bargaining, should be available to all workers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee effective protection for workers who perform work in the context of an employment relationship, and a comprehensive policy response that includes policies towards reducing and ultimately eradicating precarious workaims to limit at the minimum the risk of precariousness and guarantee career paths and proper social security coverage; calls for policies that empower workers by strengthening social dialogue and promoting the extension of collective bargaining, ensuring that all workers can access and exercise their right to associate, and to bargain collectively, freely and without fear;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 233 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining decent work conditions, wages and incomes in accordance with Member States’ laws and practices, and in providing consultation and guidance to employers; strongly underlines that labour inspectorates should focus on the goal of monitoring and improving working conditions, and should not be used as migration control mechanisms; strongly condemns the practice of companies to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 238 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages Member states to exchange best practices in order to limit at the minimum the risk of precariousness;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 239 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Member States, in close cooperation with the social partners, to shore up career pathways so as to make it easier for people to adapt to the different situations they may face in their lives, in particular via lifelong vocational training, adequate unemployment benefits, the transferability of social rights, and active, effective labour market policies;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 244 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combfurther regulate non- standard, and atypical and precarious forms of employment in order to ensure that all types of work contract constitute decent work with proper social security coverage, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 256 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages the Member States to establish minimum national wages with due respect for the practices of each Member State and after consulting the social partners in a way to allow all European workers to live a decent life;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 258 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on Member States to ensure sufficient labour inspectorates in order to improve the enforceability of labour rights and tackle undeclared work and underlines the importance of the European platform tackling undeclared work aiming to enhance cooperation between Member States’ relevant authorities and other actors involved to fight undeclared work effectively and efficiently;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 270 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the need for publican investments policy promoting upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of decent work;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 284 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with concern the decrease inweakening of collective bargaining and of the coverage of collective agreements; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote strategic policies of universal coverage of workers under collective agreements, safeguarding, at the same time, the role of the trade unions asthe role of social partners;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 298 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the policies of the Member States should be formulated and implemented in accordance with national law and practice, in consultation with, and without prejudice, the most representative organisations oflose cooperation with employers and workers’ organisation;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 303 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recognises the major role played by social partners regarding the EU Directives on part-time work, fixed-term contracts and temporary agency work and encourages the European Commission, together with social partners, to act in a way to regulate new forms of employment;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 317 #

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Eurofound to study how social partners develop strategies to ensure job quality and limit as much as possible the risk of precariousness;
2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2016/2206(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the simultaneous publication of proposals to revise the respective Regulations establishing the Union’s three tripartite agencies, CEDEFOP, EU-OSHA and Eurofound; underlines the importance of preserving the current full tripartite governance of those agencies, ensuring active participation of national authorities, trade unions and employer representatives in their governance and functioning; recalls that staffing cuts have been implemented with great difficulty and reiterates its opposition to further cuts which would limit the agencies' ability to carry out their mandates;
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2016/2206(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the discussion of the draft annual work programmes and the multiannual strategies of the agencies in the committees responsible helps to ensure that the programmes and strategies reflect the actual political priorities and contribute to achieving the goals set in the Europe 2020 strategy;
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2016/2206(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. NotWelcomes the increasing systematisation in cooperation between the ETF and the CEDEFOP, creating further synergies in their respective mandates through their joint annual work programme, in particular through the development of a common Riga Monitoring Framework and their collaboration with the ILO on finalising work on six methodological guides on skills anticipation and matching tools and methods;
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2016/2171(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the Foundation’s continued contribution to strengthen human capital of partner countries including the support provided to the Union’s migration dialogue and Mobility Partnerships with neighbourhood countries; notes the Foundation’s inventory on migrant support measures from an employment and skills perspective (MISMES) as well as its recommendations regarding skills and migration; welcomes the collaboration between the Foundation and the partner countries in order to analyse the NEET phenomenon (Young people Not in Employment, Education or Training);
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2016/2171(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes note of the fact that in 2015 the Foundation was still working on corrective actions in response to the comment made by the European Court of Auditors and the European parliament stressing that, by the end of 2013, the Foundation had 7,5 million EUR in accounts at a single bank with a low credit rating (F3, BBB).
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2016/2167(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the role that the Agency plays in the implementation of the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014 to 2020; notes in this regard the value of the Agency’s work, as well as the work carried out by the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits' and the Advisory Committee on safety and health at work in the context of the ongoing revision of the binding occupational exposure limit values in the occupational health and safety dCarcinogens and Mutagens Directives.
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2016/2162(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the Foundation’s progress in the implementation of the current four-year programme for 2013 to 2016; welcomes its input to policy development through a consistently high number of surveys, studies, presentations, events and projects in order to constantly improve the living and working conditions in Europe; notes the start of the European Parliament’s pilot project, ‘The future of manufacturing in Europe’; welcomes the high-quality publications produced by the Foundation and considers it as important to maintain a strong cooperation between the Foundation and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in order to continue to engage in constructive and evidence-based discussions;
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2016/2162(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the level of committed appropriations carried over to 2016 was high for Title III (31,2% compared to 53,7% in 2014); notes that this is mainly related to multi-annual projects implemented according to schedule; notes, however, that further efforts are needed to meet the target of a timely delivery of planned activities;
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2016/2161(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the good quality of the Centre’s research, analyses and policy advice through which it supports the development of European VET policies and contributes to their implementation in order to enable workers to acquire good skills and to contribute to achieving the goals set in the Europe 2020 strategy;
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2016/2161(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the Foundation’s follow-up measures in relation to the comments of the discharge authority made regarding the implementation of the budget of previous years; notes that in 2015, all internal and external works on the Centre’s building were completed but that building safety issues continue to be addressed and should be resolved in 2016.
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2016/2151(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the European Commission's decision to set up a high level group of simplification in response to the significant administrative burden on beneficiaries caused by the increasing levels of control;
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2016/2151(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the European Court of Auditors' recommendation to the European Commission to clarify the links between the Europe 2020 strategy, the multi-annual financial framework and the Commission priorities in order to report effectively on the contribution of the EU budget towards Europe 2020 objectives;
2016/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 56 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the successful achievement of PA and OP objectives is greatly facilitated by the active involvement of the social partners and other relevant actors; calls for greater involvement of the social partners in the high-level group of independent experts instructed to monitor the simplification of European structural and investment funds for the beneficiaries thereof;
2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the country-specific recommendations (CSRs) demonstrate the differences that exist between Member States; argues that the Member States should continue to give priority to reforms that will strengthen their economic recovery, making a commitment torestore jobs and relaunch investment, implementing structural reforms and taking an approach based on fiscal and budgetary responsibility; considers that the social partners, employers and trade unions, need to be closely involved in the process of drafting and implementing structural reforms; reiterates that these reforms should enable the European Union and its Member States to meet the five targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy and insists on these reforms not weakening the protection afforded workers and SMEs;
2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a strong commitment to promoting the Juncker Plan (EFSI) and use of the resources earmarked for it in Member States with a low level of participation;
2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that Parliament’s position, after being adopted in plenary, will not have any possibility of influencing the CSRs under discussion; calls for an agenda in which Parliament’s position is strengthened and can beis taken into consideration before the Council takes a decision.
2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towards a strong European social model based on solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public and/or subsidised education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures 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 175 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) cannot be limited to a declaration of principles or good intentions but must consist of real matter (legislation, policy-making mechanisms and financial instruments), delivering positive impact on citizens’ lives in the short term and enabling support for European construction in the 21st century by effectively upholding social rights and Treaty objectives, strengthening cohesion and upward convergence by providing effective and appropriate social protection, and helping to complete EMU;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 208 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that the consolidation of social rights hinges on the creation of new jobs in the European Union and looks forward to a proper industrial policy being quickly introduced at European level;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 244 #

2016/2095(INI)

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, including 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; stresses that it is important to take account of self-employed people’s individual situation to ensure that they can benefit from social rights appropriate to their status;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 377 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for renewed upward convergence in wages throughout the EU; calls on the Commission to actively support a wider coverage for collective bargaining; considers that to ensure decent living wages, 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 respective national averagemedian wage;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 419 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of collective rights; expects the Commission to step up concrete support for strengthening social dialogue in Member States and sectors where it is weak owing to the prolonged crisis or the prevalence of non-standard forms of employment; takes the view that strong social dialogue at all levels is absolutely vital and that it should be central to the future European Pillar of Social Rights; emphasises that the EU must take into account the diversity and traditions as regards social dialogue in the various Member States;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 518 #

2016/2095(INI)

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 in line with the conditions laid down by each Member State in conjunction with the social partners;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 579 #

2016/2095(INI)

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 deductionsassistance; repeats its call for legislation on carers’ leave accompanied by adequate remuneration and social protection;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 724 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that secure professional transitions require adequate investment, both in the institutional capacity of public employment services and to assist individual job-search and upskilling; takes the view, furthermore, that ensuring these professional transitions are secure requires appropriate support where social security is concerned;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1034 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the EIB to refocus the EFSI on job creation and social investment and adapt its risk/return requirements accordingly; Stresses the need to invest more to promote reindustrialisation of the European Union;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2016/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas 4.7 million jobs in the Union are generated by air transport and airports, and whereas the Union’s aviation sector directly employs between 1.4 and 2 million people;
2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2016/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of strong, independent social partners in the aviation sector, an institutionalised social dialogue and the participation of employees in company matters; underlines that the rights to form and to join a trade union are fundamental rights in the Union as laid down in Article 12 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2016/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Insists that any agreements in the field of EU External Aviation Policy must include respect for human rights and fundamental ILO conventions and that these agreements do not undermine current rules on protection of workers;
2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 96 #

2016/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to invest in education and training in all parts of the aviation value chain in close cooperation with the social partners in the sector;
2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2016/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States and the social partners to guarantee all workers in the aviation sector decent working conditions, including health and safety at work.
2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2016/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Insists that the need for further clarification of applicable law and competent courts vis-à-vis the employment contracts of mobile workers in aviation should be assessed in close cooperation with the representatives of those workers.
2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the EU budget should invest in education and vocational training to provide opportunities, especially in the areas most affected areas by youth unemployment and in order to integrate migrants in the labour market; also considers that the EU budget should seek to promote mobility among apprentices, as is already being done for students under the Erasmus programme;
2016/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of 2. proper implementationtransparent cooperation in good faith between the three institutions, which should be translated into practice by a genuine commitment ofn the programmart of the Commission to involving Parrangeliaments and reminds the Commission of its obligation to respond promptly to own-initiative reportthe Council, at the same level, in the shaping of its programming, to informing them, as far as possible, of the procedures selected for legislative and non-legislative proposals and of the reasons for the withdrawal of a text, and, moreover, to providing the co-legislators, within three months, with reasoned replies to their requests for legislative proposals;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In keeping with the agreement, calls for Parliament and Council experts, to be given full access, on an equal footing, to meetings of Commission expert groups responsible for drafting delegated acts, and for the three institutions, working in close collaboration, to draw up a ‘joint functional register of delegated acts’ in order to ensure that the message of the co-legislators in a basic legislative act is not negated or distorted;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out that there is at present an information disparity between Parliament and the Council, since parliamentary committee meetings are held in public, whereas Council meetings are not; stresses the importance, therefore, of giving effect without delay to point 34 of the agreement, which stipulates that Parliament and the Council, in their capacity as co- legislators, have to maintain close contacts all through interinstitutional negotiations, one means to that end being to exchange views and information;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the establishment. on 14 November 2017, of the Commission Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and ‘Doing Less More Efficiently’, which mustshould work hand in hand with the IIA to help increase the trust of citizens, who consider the subsidiarity principle a key aspect of the democratic procesare looking to the EU to act where it has genuine added value and gets as close as possible to their daily lives, for instance by helping them to establish themselves in permanent employment and supporting them in their business ventures;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the Impact Assessment (IA) Handbook, and if necessary its Rules of Procedure, to provide that an IA on substantive amendments can be requested by a Committee where it is supported by political groups representing at least 40 % of the members of the Committee;deleted
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that while impact assessments may help to improve the quality of EU legislation, the interinstitutional agreement of 13 April 2016 on better law-making nevertheless states that impact assessments are ‘not a substitute for political decisions within the democratic decision-making process’ and ‘must not be undue delays in the law- making process or prejudice the co- legislators’ capacity to propose amendments’;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that, as specified in the interinstitutional agreement on better law- making, ‘Each of the three Institutions is responsible for determining how to organise its impact assessment work, including internal organisational resources and quality control’;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Maintains that it is essential that, to quote the agreement, ‘The Commission's initial impact assessment and any additional impact assessment work conducted during the legislative process by the Institutions’ should be made public by the end of the legislative process in order to ensure transparency in relation to citizens and stakeholders;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the RSB must show more ambition; calls for an evaluation and follow-up of the independence of the RSB in fulfilling its role of supervischecking, and providing objective advice on, the quality of impact assessments; considers it essential that RSB opinions should be published at the same time as the findings of impact assessments;
2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 56 #

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that jobs have been created as a result of restructuring and the introduction of new activities in the postal services sector and that, in keeping with these new circumstances, workers need to learn new skills in conjunction with social partners; draws attention to the importance of training, further training and retraining;
2016/05/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 105 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In the area of unemployment benefits, the rules on the aggregation of periods of insurance should be applied uniformly by all Member States. With the exception of cross-border workers referred to in Article 65(2), the rules on the aggregation of periods for the purpose of conferring entitlement to unemployment benefits should be subject to the condition that an insured person has most recently completed at least threone months of insurance in that Member State. The previously competent Member State should become competent for all insured persons who do not satisfy this condition. In this case, registration with the employment services of the Member State of most recent insurance should have the same effect as registration with the employment services of the Member State, where the unemployed person had been previously insured.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 141 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) With a view to expediting the procedure for the verification and withdrawal of documents (in particular concerning the social security legislation which applies to the holder) in case of fraud and error, it is necessary to strengthen the collaboration and the exchange of information between the issuing institution and the institution requesting a withdrawal. Where there is doubt about the validity of a document or about the correctness of supporting evidence or where there is a difference of views between Member States concerning the determination of the applicable legislation, it is in the interest of the Member States and the persons concerned that the institutions concerned reach an agreement within a reasonable period of time. Beyond this date, the institution requesting the withdrawal gains sole competence.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 144 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) To ensure the effective and efficient operation of the coordination rules it is necessary to clarify the rules for determining applicable legislation for employees who pursue their economic activity in two or more Member States in order to provide a greater parity with the conditions that apply to persons who are posted or sent to pursue economic activity in a single Member State. Moreover, the posting rules providing for the continuation of the applicable legislation should only apply to persons who had a prior link to the social security system of the Member State of origin involving membership for at least three months.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 263 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A person who pursues an activity as an employed person in a Member State on behalf of an employer which normally carries out its activities there and who is posted within the meaning of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services46 or sent by that employer to another Member State to perform work on that employer's behalf shall continue to be subject to the legislation of the first Member State, provided that the anticipated duration of such work does not exceed 24six months and, that the person is not posted or sent to replace another employed or self-employed person previously posted or sent within the meaning of this Article, and that the person has previously been linked to the social security system of the home Member State for at least three months. __________________ 46 OJ L 018 , 21.01.1997, p. 1.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 274 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. A person who normally pursues an activity as a self-employed person in a Member State who goes to pursue a similar activity in another Member State shall continue to be subject to the legislation of the first Member State, provided that the anticipated duration of such activity does not exceed 24six months and, that the person is not replacing another posted employed or self-employed person, and that the person has previously been linked to the social security system of the home Member State for at least three months.".
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 299 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 16 a (new)
14a. The following Article shall be inserted: “Article 16a Prior issuance of document on applicable legislation The prior issuance by the sending institution to the host institution of a document attesting to the social security legislation applicable to a worker, drafted in accordance with Articles 11 to 16 and Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, before posting to the host country, shall be compulsory.”
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 319 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 28 – paragraph 2
14a. In Article 28, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. A pensioner who, in the fiveten years preceding the effective date of an old-age or invalidity pension has been pursuing an activity as an employed or self-employed person for at least two years as a frontier worker shall be entitled to benefits in kind in the Member State in which he/she pursued such an activity as a frontier worker, if this Member State and the Member State in which the competent institution responsible for the costs of the benefits in kind provided to the pensioner in his/her Member State of residence is situated have opted for this and are both listed in Annex V.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 320 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 28 – paragraph 3
14a. In Article 28, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: “3. Paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the members of the family of a former frontier worker or his/her survivors if, during the periods referred to in paragraph 2, they were entitled to benefits in kind under Article 18(2), even if the frontier worker died before his/her pension commenced, provided he/she had been pursuing an activity as an employed or self-employed person as a frontier worker for at least two years in the fiveten years preceding his/her death.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 349 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
2. The Administrative Commission shall, after consulting the social partners and stakeholders concerned, draw up a detailed list of long-term care benefits which meet the criteria contained in Article 1 (vb) of this Regulation, specifying which are benefits in kind and which are benefits in cash.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 364 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 61 – paragraph 1
1. Except in the cases referred to in Article 65(2), the application of Article 6 shall be conditional on the person concerned having most recently completed a period of at least threone months of insurance, employment, or self- employment in accordance with the legislation under which the benefits are claimed.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 373 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 61 – paragraph 2
2. Where an unemployed person does not satisfy the conditions for the aggregation of periods in accordance with paragraph 1 because the total duration of his or her most recently completed periods of insurance, employment or self- employment in that Member State is less than threone months that person shall be entitled to unemployment benefits in accordance with the legislation of the Member State where he or she had previously completed such periods under the conditions and subject to the limitations laid down in Article 64a.”.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 416 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 65 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. After exhaustion of the right to benefits from the competent Member State, an unemployed person as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be entitled to benefits in the country of residence in cases where these rights are more extensive or extend over a longer period than those of the competent Member State, provided that the unemployed person satisfies the conditions laid down by the legislation of the country of residence for entitlement to benefits.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 462 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
– the issuance, the electronic format and the contents of a standardised, forgery-proof portable document certifying the social security legislation which applies to the holder and including a European social security number,
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 464 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 76 a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– the issuance, the format and the contents of a portable electronic document certifying the social security legislation which applies to the holder,
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 475 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 76 a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
– when the information has not been supplied by the deadline by the issuing institution;
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 476 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 76 a – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)
– when there is manifest evidence of fraud.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 479 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 79
"25a. Article 79 is amended as follows: “Article 79 Funding of activities in the social security field In connection with this Regulation and the Implementing Regulation, the European Commission of the European Communities shall fund in full or in part: (a) the establishment of a European Crossroads Bank for Social Security to improve monitoring of compliance with the posting conditions and payment of social security contributions; (b) the introduction of a European social identity card. In connection with this Regulation and the Implementing Regulation, the Commission of the European Communities may fund in full or in part: (a) activities aimed at improving exchanges of information between the social security authorities and institutions of the Member States, particularly the electronic exchange of data; (b) any other activity aimed at providing information to the persons covered by this Regulation and their representatives about the rights and obligations deriving from this Regulation, using the most appropriate means.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 559 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the application of Article 12(1) of the basic Regulation, a ‘person who pursues an activity as an employed person in a Member State on behalf of an employer which normally carries out its activities there and who is posted within the meaning of the Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services52 or sent by that employer to another Member State’ shall include a person who is recruited with a view to being posted or sent to another Member State, provided that immediately before the start of his employment, the person concerned ihas already been subject to the legislation of the sending Member State for at least three months in accordance with Title II of the basic Regulation. __________________ 52 OJ L 018, 21.01.1997 p. 1.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 567 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 2
(aa) Paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. For the purposes of the application of Article 12(1) of the basic Regulation, the words ‘which normally carries out its activities there’ shall refer to an employer that ordinarily performs substantial activities, other than purely internal management activities, in the territory of the Member State in which it is established, taking account of all criteria characterising the activities carried out by the undertaking in question. T, including the turnover generated by the posting undertaking in the Member State of employment, which must account for at least 25% of its overall turnover; the relevant criteria must be suited to the specific characteristics of each employer and the real nature of the activities carried out.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 582 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. If that institution determines that the legislation of another Member State applies, it shall do so provisionally and shall without delay inform the institution of the Member State which it considers to be competent of this provisional decision. The decision shall become definitive within two months after the institution designated by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned has been informed of it, unless the latter institution informs the first institution and the persons and the employers concerned that it cannot yet accept the provisional determination or that it takes a different view on this.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 586 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. The competent institution of the Member State whose legislation is determined to be applicable either provisionally or definitively shall without delay inform the person concerned and/or his or her employer.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 595 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 20a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– the issuance, the electronic format and the contents of a forgery-proof, standardised portable document certifying the social security legislation which applies to the holder and including a European social security number,
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 597 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 20 a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– the issuance, the format and the contents of a portable electronic document certifying the social security legislation which applies to the holder,
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 602 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 20 a – paragraph 1 – indent 4
– the withdrawal of the document: – when its accuracy and validity is contested by the competent institution of the Member State of employment, – when the information has not been supplied by the deadline by the issuing institution; – when there is manifest evidence of fraud.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) For a well-functioning CEAS, including of the Dublin system, substantial progress should be made regarding the convergence of national asylum systems with special, particularly with regard to differing recognition rates and type of protection status in the Member States. In addition, rules on status review should be strengthened to ensure that protection is only granted to those who need it and for so long as it continues to be needed. Moreover, divergent practices regarding the duration of the residence permits should be avoided, and the rights granted to beneficiaries of international protection should be further clarified and harmonised.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) A Regulation is therefore necessary to ensure a faster and more consistent level of harmonisation throughout the Union and to provide a higher degree of legal certainty and transparency.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2016/0223(COD)

(8) The further approximation of rules on the recognition and content of refugee and subsidiary protection status should moreover help to limit the secondary movement of applicants for international protection and beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, where such movement may have been caused, for example, by any differences in the national legal measures taken to transpose the Qualification Directive replaced by this Regulation.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The resources of the Asylum, Migration and Refugee Fund and the European Social Fund should be used to provide adequate support to Member States’ efforts in implementing the standards set by the Regulation, in particular to those Member States which are faced with specific and disproportionate pressure on their asylum systems, due in particular to their social, geographical or demographic situation.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) When the refugee status or the subsidiary protection status ceases to exist, the application of the decision by which the determining authority of a Member State revokes, ends or does not renew the status should be deferred for a reasonable period of time after adoption, in order to give the third-country national or stateless person concerned the possibility to apply for residence on the basis of other grounds than those having justified the granting of international protection, such as family or medical reasons, or reasons related to employment or to education, in accordance with relevant Union and national law.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) In order to preventdiscourage secondary movements within the European Union, beneficiaries of international protection, if found in a Member State other than the Member State having granted them protection without fulfilling the conditions of stay or reside, should be taken back by the Member State responsible in accordance with the procedure laid down by Regulation41. _________________ 41 (EU)No [xxx/xxxx New Dublin Regulation].
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) Equal treatment should be provided forand the principle of non-discrimination between beneficiaries of international protection withand nationals of the Member State granting protection should be guaranteed as regards social security.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 101 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
(51) In addition, especially to avoid social hardship and to facilitate integration, it is appropriate to provide beneficiaries of international protection with social and legal assistance without discrimination. However, as regards beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, Member States should be given some flexibility, to limit such rights to core benefits, which is to be understood as covering at least minimum income support, assistance in the case of illness, or pregnancy, and parental assistance, in so far as those benefits are granted to nationals under national law. In order to facilitate their integration, Member States should be given the possibility to make the access to certain type of social assistances specified in national law, for both refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, conditional on the effective participation of the beneficiary of international protection in integration measures.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 186 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) freedom of association and affiliation, and membership of an organisation representing workers or employers or of any organisation whose members are engaged in a specific occupation, including the benefirights conferred by such organisations;
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 187 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) employment-related education opportunities for adults, vocational training, including training courses for upgrading skills, practical workplace experience;
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 188 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) advice and follow-up services afforded by employment offices.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 209 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. Beneficiaries of international protection who have special needs, such as pregnant women, disabled people, persons who have undergone torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence or minors who have been victims of any form of abuse, neglect, exploitation, torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or who have suffered from armed conflict shall be provided adequate healthcare, including treatment of mental disorders when needed, under the same eligibility conditions as nationals of the Member State that has granted protection.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 212 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. Beneficiaries of international protection who have special needs, such as pregnant women, disabled people, persons who have undergone torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence or minors who have been victims of any form of abuse, neglect, exploitation, torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or who have suffered from armed conflict shall be provided with adequate healthcare, including treatment of mental disorders when needed, under the same eligibility conditions as nationals of the Member State that has granted protection.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 215 #

2016/0223(COD)

(d) in other accommodation suitable for minors.deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 216 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. As far as possible, siblings shall be kept together, taking into account the best interests of the minor concerned and, in particular, his or her age and degree of maturity. Changes of residence of unaccompanied minors shall be limited to a minimum and placement in administrative detention shall be avoided.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 232 #

2016/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Member States mayshall make participation in integration measures compulsory.
2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Directive 2004/37/EC aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or, mutagens or reprotoxics at the workplace and lays down minimum requirements to that effect including limit values, on the basis of the available scientific and technical data.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The binding occupational limit values should be reviewed regularly and at least every 5 years and revised when necessary in the light of scientific data. This revision should duly take into account the recommendations and opinions of the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) and the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at work (ACSH) which is composed of three full members per Member State, representing national governments, trade unions and employers' organisations.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Substances that are toxic to reproduction have adverse effects on sexual function and fertility in adult males and females, as well as developmental toxicity in the offspring. As not all reprotoxics are threshold substances, it is of utmost importance to enlarge the scope of the Directive 2004/37/EC to reprotoxics in order to better protect workers and their offspring.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Health surveillance of workers for whom the results of the assessment referred to in Article 3(2) of directive 2004/37/EC reveal a risk to health or safety should be resumed even at the end of working life and would be carried out by Member States. Article 14 of Directive 2004/37/EC should be amended in this way.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 c (new)
(2c) There is no harmonised methodology for measuring workers' exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and substances that are toxic for reproduction at European level. The European Commission should shortly develop such an EU methodology in order to ensure on the one hand, similar and high-level protection for workers and on the other hand, a level playing field.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 d (new)
(2d) More transparency on health risks incurred by workers should be provided by including two new columns to Annex III in order to indicate the residual cancer risk associated with each Binding Occupational Exposure Limit and the date of the last estimation.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 e (new)
(2e) The requirements contained in directive 2004/37/CE aim to protect workers from occupational exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxics at the Union level and have to be considered as a minimum. More stringent Binding Occupational Exposure Limits can be set by Member States when the revised directive will be transposed into national laws.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at work also assists the Commission, by giving for instance opinions on the Occupational Exposure Limits which should be set at EU level pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC in order to protect workers from chemical risks. These opinions are based in particular on the latest available scientific data and socioeconomic impacts.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) The limit values set out in Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC for vinyl chloride monomer and hardwood dusts should be revised in the light of more recent scientific data and the distinction between hardwood dust and softwood dust should be removed as recommended by the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits which concludes in its risk assessment for wood dust (SCOEL/SUM/102 final) that given the currently available data and with a view to protecting the health of workers, all in all it does not seem pertinent to distinguish between softwood and hardwood dusts.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 108 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) This amendment strengthens the protection of workers' health and safety at their workplace. on condition that all the new provisions contained in the revised directive 2004/37/CE are properly implemented by companies and workers. Member States should ensure that labour inspectorates have sufficient financial and human means to carry out their duties while helping companies, and in particular SMEs, to comply with these new provisions and should closely collaborate with the European Agency for Safety and Health at work and dedicate sufficient financial means to support a proper implementation of this revised directive while avoiding any job losses.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The ongoing revision of the directive 2004/37/CE has to be considered as a first batch. Additional limit values for substances, mixtures and processes will be proposed shortly. The coming revisions should include, but not be limited to, substances, mixtures and processes such as : formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, dibromoethane, methylenedianiline, diesel engine exhaust emissions, benzo(a)pyrene, bromoethylene, methylenedianiline, beryllium and beryllium compounds, rubber process fume and dust, chloroprene, 4,4'- methylene bis 2-chloroaniline, 1,2- dichloroethane, leather dust, cadmium and trichloroethylene.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) In its opinions, the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at work (ACSH) mentions a review period for Binding Occupational Exposure limits of several substances. According to the ACSH, binding occupational exposure limits on Respirable Cristalline Silica and Hardwood Dusts should be revised within 3-5 years, Acrylamide and 1,3-Butadiene within 3 years, and Chromium VI within an adequate review period. Therefore, the European Commission should ask the ACSH to produce new opinions for these substances.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 b (new)
(19b) In its opinion on Refractory ceramic fibres, the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at work (ACSH) agreed that an Occupational Exposure Limit for this substance is necessary but did not succeed in reaching a compromise on such a value. Therefore, the European Commission should encourage the ACSH to discuss further in order to draw up an opinion on a Binding Occupational Exposure Limit for the Refracotry ceramic fibres.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Title
-1. The title is replaced by the following: “Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or, mutagens or reprotoxics at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC)” lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:229:0023:0034:EN:PDF)Or. en (http://eur-
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(-1a) Article 1, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 is amended as follows “This Directive has as its aim the protection of workers against risks to their health and safety, including the prevention of such risks, arising or likely to arise from exposure to carcinogens or, mutagens at work.” lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:229:0023:0034:EN:PDF)or reprotoxics at work.” Or. en (http://eur-
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 125 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 b (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(-1b) In Article 2, the following point is added: "(ca) 'reprotoxic' means : a substance which meets the criteria for classification as a reproductive toxicants of category 1A or 1B set out in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008".
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 159 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – row 1 – column 3
HardwWood dusts
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 166 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – row 1 – column 4
32(8) ______________ 8 Inhalable fraction: if hardwood dusts are mixed with other wood dusts, the limit value shall apply to all wood dusts present in that mixture.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 168 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – row 1 – column 7
3 mg/m³ until XXXX (5 years after entry into force)
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 173 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – row 2 – column 4
0,02501
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 196 #

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part B
p.mThe social partners’ “Agreement on Workers Health Protection through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline and Products containing it” contains good practices aiming to minimize exposure to Respirable crystalline silica at the workplace. This agreement has to be seen as a valuable instrument to complement regulatory measures and in particular to support the effective implementation of the limit value for Respirable crystalline silica.
2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In view of the long duration of certain posting assignments, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 246 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in which the work is carried out. In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law of the host Member Sates therefore applies to the employment contract of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This should apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 246 months and from the first day subsequent to the 246 months when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide services in circumstances also where the posting exceeds 246 months. The purpose is merely to create legal certainty in the application of the Rome I Regulation to a specific situation, without amending that Regulation in any way. The employee will in particular enjoy the protection and benefits pursuant to the Rome I Regulation.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Because of the highly mobile nature of work in international road transport, the implementation of the posting of workers directive raises particular legal questions and difficulties (especially where the link with the concerned Member State is insufficient). It would be most suited for these challenges to be addressed through sector-specific legislation together with other EU initiatives aimed at improving the functioning of the internal road transport market.deleted
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 227 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In case of non-genuine posting as defined in Article 4 of Directive 2014/67/EU, the posted worker shall be deemed to be employed in the country to which the worker is posted.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 284 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – title
Posting exceeding twenty-foursix months
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 302 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 1
1. When the anticipated or the effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-foursix months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 329 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, in case of replacement of posted workers performing the same task at the same place, the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the workers concerned shall be taken into account, with regard to workers that are posted for an effective duration of at least six months.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 348 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2 b (new)
(1a) The following Article 2b is inserted: Article 2b Sectoral derogations By way of derogation from Article 2a (1) and (2), Member States may determine for specific sectors, after consultation with the concerned sectoral social partners, the anticipated or effective duration after which the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out. Any derogation shall be justified, proportionate and transparent
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 386 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(ga) conditions of accommodation for workers;
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 387 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point g b (new)
(gb) allowance rates to cover travel, board and lodging expenses for workers away from home for professional reasons.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 432 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration as defined by national law and applicable collective agreements in accordance with point (c).
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 460 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
1a. If undertakings established in the territory of a Member State are obliged by law, regulation, administrative provision or collective agreement, to sub-contract in the context of their contractual obligations only to undertakings that guarantee certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration,, the Member State may, on a non–discriminatory and proportionate basis,shall provide that such undertakings shall be under the same obligation regarding subcontracts with undertakings referred to in Article 1 (1) posting workers to its territory.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 476 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Allowances(ca) In paragraph 7, the specific to the posting shall be considered to be part of the minimum wage, unless they are paid in reimbursement of expenditure actually incurred onond subparagraph is replaced by the following: Expenses incurred on account of the posting, such as travel, board and lodging expenses, are provided by the employer. The allowances paid as ac count of the posting, such as expenditure on travel, board and lodgingmpensation for these expenses cannot be considered to be part of the minimum wage."
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Single Market Strategy (SMS), which will help to inject new life into Europe’s economies by opening up bshould offer new opportunities to EU wordkers and removing barriers for goods and service, businesses and consumers;
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that barriers to doing business across borders are barriers towithin the EU can also hamper growth and job creation;
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the deepening of the single market and the digital single market willcan bring new opportunities and challenges, such as skills, new forms of employment and financial structures, which will have to be addressedand that this process must be of benefit to workers, businesses and consumers;
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 52 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the potential of the collaborative economy for job creation and a more inclusive labour market across Member States; believes that a country-by-country taxation principle needs to be established; economic growth; welcomes the Commission's intention to publish, in the near future, guidelines on how EU law applies to the various types of collaborative economy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to look into the need for, and where appropriate introduce, a regulatory framework at the most appropriate level that will fill regulatory gaps in areas such as consumer protection, taxation, licensing, health and safety standards, social security and job protection;
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the opportunities that the SMS offers to SMEs; believes that developing the right business environment by improving private venture capital frameworks for SMEs and fully applying the ‘Think Small First’ principle across the single market is crucial for growth and job creationa clear and stable regulatory environment for SMEs is crucial for growth and job creation; acknowledges the relevance of the ‘Think Small First’ principle and agrees that it should apply throughout the single market, but maintains that it must not result in less protection for consumers, workers and the environment;
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that the services market remains fragmented; calls on the Commission to deliCalls on the Member States scrupulously to observer the necessary procedure forms that will remove barriers in the service sector by adopting a targeted sector-specific approach for services notifying new regulatory measures affecting services to the Commission;
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the possible introduction of a services passport for companies, which aims to further promote the free movement of services, should be without prejudice to the competence of the host Member State to ensure the effective enforcement and control of national and European employment legislation;
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 97 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support job creation in the collaborative economy by developing appropriate safeguards, in particular in the areas of social welfare and taxation, while at the same time providing a platform that will allow entrepreneurs to grow, innovate and create jobs.
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the establishment of a platform for combating undeclared work and encourages, in particular, Member States and social partners fully to engage with that platform so that more effective action may be taken against undeclared work and bogus self-employment;
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 101 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the importance of strong and independent social partners, a good social dialogue as well as the participation of employees in company matters for the functioning of the Single Market;
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 104 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Restates its firm opposition to the Commission proposal for a directive on single-member private limited liability companies;
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 105 #

2015/2354(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Emphasises the need to involve the social partners in discussions on possible national reforms to regulated professions;
2016/02/24
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the post-electoral revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) is vital and must address the new political challenges facing the EU, as well as enabling the EU to meet its targets under its Europe 2020 strategy; underlines that reallocation of funds for emergencies is not a sustainable solution; insists that the existing resource commitments for achieving the Union’s strategic objectives and greater economic, social and territorial cohesion be maintained;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points to the need to provide the EU budget with a genuine own resources system, thereby lowering the proportion of GNI-based national contributions to the budget;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that the ceilings of the current MFF have been exceeded, jeopardising its viability for the second half of its cycle; calls on the Commission, therefore, to carry out a genuine mid-term revision of the MFF ceilings and of the provisions of the MFF Regulation, and to takes proper account of the findings of the review in order to provide the EU with a viable budgetary framework enabling it to achieve its primary goals and bring its major projects to a successful conclusion;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the employment rate in the EU currently stands at 69.2%, which is well below the Europe 2020 target, and calls for increased public investment in job creation and skills, as well as in infrastructure, not least through the EFSI; also maintains that the MFF revision should be used to find a way of fully offsetting the cuts by which the EFSI has been financed at the expense of the budgets of major EU programmes, including Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility, bearing in mind the importance of those programmes for economic development and job creation in particular, without, however, undermining the EFSI, which has an essential part to play in revitalising investment in Europe;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Maintains that investment in research and development is crucially important for the competitiveness of the European economy and for job creation; notes, however, that, according to the most recent Eurostat figures, R & D investment accounted for just 2.03% of EU GDP, which is well below the Europe 2020 target; urges the Commission, therefore, to find a way of fully offsetting the cuts by which the EFSI has been financed at the expense of the Horizon 2020 budget;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Insists on the continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative and calls for the resources for this initiative to be provided until 2020, whose performance should be analysed and the necessary corrections made with a view to improving its implementation, and calls for the resources for this initiative to be provided until 2020; points out that no financial commitment has been entered into regarding the Youth Employment Initiative in 2016, even though Parliament is calling for a figure of EUR 473 million;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that combating youth unemployment is a top priority and points to the desirability of promoting apprenticeship, since Member States which favour that option give their young people direct and immediate access to employment; maintains that the necessary appropriations should be channelled for the purpose of encouraging mobility among apprentices, who should accordingly be entitled to benefit from Erasmus funding in the same way as students;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that new legislation on EURES and the European platform for tackling undeclared work will draw on Employment and Social Innovation programme resources and insists that a sufficient amount of adequate funding for this programme be guaranteed in the EU budget, without jeopardising the roles assigned to the Progress and microfinance and social entrepreneurship components under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the resources of the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived are not sufficient to address the unprecedented flow of refugees and that competition for scarce funds may lead to social conflict; calls on the Commission to increase social policy funding and in that way enhance cohesion policy in order to help refugees to integrate into society and enter the labour market while doing its best to achieve its goals of promoting employment and social inclusion; insists that the ESF share amount to 25% of the total cohesion budget, that no reductions in the national envelopes for ESF measures be made and that sufficient cash flow be provided annually for payments from the EU budget;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the EU is still far short of the Europe 2020 target of combating poverty and social exclusion and that the policies for poverty reduction and social inclusion among vulnerable groups have failed to produce the expected results and calls for increased financial aid to social services and the social economy;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to the huge problem of child poverty in Europe, which is afflicting over 20 million children, and reiterates its call for the establishment of a Child Guarantee with dedicated special resources, together with programmes to assistplacing children at the centre of existing poverty alleviation policies and helping parents into getting out of social exclusion and unemployment;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Maintains that the common agricultural policy (CAP) contributes significantly to growth and employment, especially in rural areas, and points out that one job in the agricultural sector generates seven jobs elsewhere; calls for the amounts entered under MFF heading 2 to remain unchanged, bearing in mind that the CAP is vitally important for employment; points out that the CAP not only helps to reduce farm income volatility, particularly in times of crisis, but also helps farmers, young people included, to set up in farming and develop their farms, making them profitable, prosperous, and a source of direct and indirect employment;
2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2015/2351(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships and providing personalised support at the first signs of student drop-out;
2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2015/2351(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underscores the importance of recognising competencies acquired in non- formal environments; calls on the Member States to ensure the coherent validation of formal, non-formal and informal learning that is valid Europe-wide with a view to bridging the gap between the skills shortages observed in the European labour market and the many young job seekers;
2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2015/2351(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to develop and support student mobility in the field of education and vocational training (EVT) through the creation of an Erasmus for Apprentices scheme;
2016/03/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
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 workers; calls in particular on the Member States and the social partners to engage fully with the platform against undeclared work, in view of undeclared work's adverse impact on workers, businesses and public authorities;
2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 79 #

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the development of new working time models negotiated by the social partners that enable workers to improve their work-life balance; stresses, however, the importance of monitoring compliance with mandatory driving and resting times as well as working hours;
2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that many NGOs have difficulties in accessing ESF funding and are disproportionately burdened by the complexity of programmes and reporting requirements; calls on the Commission and Member States to step up support in this area, and asks the high-level group on simplification to decide how to facilitate access to financing for NGOs, in consultation with stakeholders;
2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the success of the eurozone is dependent on increasing the welfare of all its citizens, and on well- functioning labour markets and welfare systems, based on decent work with rights, a strong role for the social partners, social dialogue, collective bargaining and collective agreements, and preventing individual Member States from trying to gain an unfair competitive advantage by infringing workers’ rights or promotingeffective action to combat social dumping;
2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the need to consolidate the eurozone by giving it a specific own-resources budget;
2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the fact that the current system of European economic governance is highly unbalanced and focuses almost exclusivelyfocuses on fiscal stability and wage competitiveness,; while concerns about economic recovery, public investment policies and more and better jobs and social cohesion are largely ignoredelcomes the Commission’s intention to extend and strengthen the European Fund for Strategic Investments beyond 2018, with a view to creating new, good-quality employment;
2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Member States to respect and promote the autonomy of the social partners, particularly in terms of collective bargaining on wages and working conditions, and to restore balance with the economic governance pillar by urgently moving ahead on the social dimension;
2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of not linking any unemployment benefit system with economic conditionality for the Member States, and of promoting social policies which fight poverty, social exclusion and social dumping;
2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 81 #

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that fiscal capacity should not be merely a responsive tool in the event of country-specific shocks, but should actively enable Member States to achieve social cohesion and full employment, to erase poverty, to strengthen the welfare state and to help attain all the social objectivbe used, in particular, for financing strategic investments in the general interest, as a basis for sustainable and inclusive growth, and for establishing a mutual support system among the eurozone Member States so that economic shocks specific to the individual countries of the Eeurope 2020 strategzone can be absorbed more effectively.
2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas although atypical or non- standard forms of employment do not in themselves constitute precarious work, it is more likely to be found where contracts of this nature apply, albeitnd such contracts account for a minority of existing employment relationshiphave been multiplied in some countries since the crisis;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 92 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas 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 almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the demographic old age dependency ratio in the EU12 is projected to increase from 27.8 % to 50.1 % until 2060, and the total economic dependency ratio13 is expected to stabilise at over 120 % up to the middle of the next decade and then to rise above 140 % by 2060; whereas these factors may appear as sufficient justification for the fact that the great majority of European citizens agree that it is important to restructure their pensions systems; __________________ 12 People aged 65 or above relative to those between aged 15 and 64. 13 Total inactive population relative to employed people aged between 20 and 64.
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. NoteRecalls that good and quality jobs constitute an essential pillar for social fairness, promoting human dignity; believes that in this sense employment and growth must be placed at the centre of EU policies, especially for youth, as a way to construct a more sustainable social European Union;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 151 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, educational institutions and social partners, with a view to adaptbetter matching Member States’ education and training systems to the needs of the labour market;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 198 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing up the need to continue prioritising investment, structural reforms and responsible fiscal consolidation, thus reinforcing a favourable environment for business with a view to creating more quality jobs while balancing the social and economic dimensions; stresses that those priorities will only be achieved if investment in human capital is prioritised as a common strategy; insists on the importance of taking into account the social partners' opinion regarding structural reforms and labour market policies;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 217 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the urgent need to fight undeclared work, which jeopardises workers’ access to social protection systems and national public finances and creates unfair competition between European enterprises; calls on the Member States to reinforce labour inspection mechanisms and to design measures to enable workers in the grey economy to have access to employment protection regimes; encourages Member States to implement rates of taxation related to the diverse forms of employment relationships, as one of the incentives for stable contracts; encourages the Member States to fully invest in the future platform to tackle undeclared work;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 227 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considering that flexicurity contributes to avoiding labour fragmentation and promoting the creation of more quality jobs; calls on the Member States to modernise their employment protection legislation in order to guarantee more stability in transitions between jobs, as well as employees’ access to social security and welfare rights; calls on the Commission to step up monitoring of the abusive practice of successive fixed-term contracts as well as other atypical contracts, in both private and public sectors;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 243 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other sources, and to implement tax rules that foster incentives to entrepreneurship and employment creation, especially for highly qualified young people, in order to boost research and innovation projects within European enterprises;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 260 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to moderniseassess their current social protection systems, in order to guarantee their sustainability in the face of expected ageing; considers that pension schemes should be linked not only to life expectancy but also to other social and labour factors, while not jeopardising the sustainability of public finances;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 281 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. underlines the need to increase women employment rate in order to reach the objectives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy and encourages the Commission and social partners to be ambitious and to take measures in order to better reconcile work-life balance;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 308 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the results of the EFSI in the first year of its implementation and its role of rewardsupporting the best projects at European level; calls on the Commission to ensure that the EFSI allows for a better social and economic convergence of Member States and their regions within the EU and that all Member States make use of the possibility of accessing this fund;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 331 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. CongratulatesNotes that the Commission on havinghas enhanced the use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in support of the implementation of the country- specific recommendations, and congratulates the Commission on having presented a proposal to the Member States on funding for technical assistance;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 361 #

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States to implement and monitor more efficient forms of social protection systems and income support, in order to ensure that these systems offer a minimum standard of living for the unemployed and those at risk of social exclusion, while guaranteeing that such mechanisms do not perpetuate social dependency and constitute an incentive to education or entercoupling them with specific provisions such as active employment policies with the aim of returning the unemployed, and, in particular, the long-term unemployed, to the labour market, and training theand job marketcreation programmes;
2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Erasmus+ is one of the key drivers of growth, employment, competitiveness and social cohesion in that it contributes to improving European education and training systems and employability, and to forging a European identity, and provides Europeans with an opportunity to acquire transversal and transferable sets of skills and competences via studies, training and work experience abroad;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that vocational education and training (VET), non-formal and informal learning and VET mobility play a vital economic and social role in Europe as a mechanism leading to equal opportunities for all citizens, including those from socially disadvantaged groups, unemployed young people, migrants and women, who are all under-represented in VET; calls on the Commission and the Member States to position VET as a top choice which leads tofor finding a job and starting on a promising career, make it accessible to all, ensure gender balance and non- discrimination, and guarantee that it is adequately funded;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to encourage the integration into the labour market of young people in training by means of work-related training schemes, particularly through supporting the experimental long-term mobility programme for apprentices, involving all actors engaged in promoting learning, and emphasises in this respect the need to allocate sufficient funds to promoting apprentice mobility by opening the Erasmus allocations to apprentices under the same conditions as those offered to students;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Recalls the wide range of actions offered by the Erasmus+ programme, as well as its popularity and recognition by the general public, in particular as regards the mobility of students as part of their studies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness about those parts of the Erasmus+ programme that are less well-known, such as the European Voluntary Service;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 120 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to complement the European Voluntary Service by not only achieving a positive impact on the employability of the participants, but also by achieving a positive impact on the local community in terms of fair working conditions;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to prevent that participants of the European Voluntary Service are used as unpaid workers; to make sure that contracts are respected and to monitor the programme and the conditions under which volunteers work and the activities they are required to carry out;
2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that the Commission has the power and duty to oversee the application of EU law and to launch infringement proceedings against those Member States that have failed to fulfil an obligation under the Treaties; calls, nevertheless, on the Commission, before launching formal infringement proceedings, to give priority to the EU Pilot initiative and embark on a process of dialogue with the Member States; reminds Member States that EU law is an integral part of their national law and that they have a responsibility to apply it correctly;
2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that timely and correct transposition of EU law into national legislation and a clear domestic legislative framework should be a priority for the Member States in order to reduce breaches of EU law and thereforwhile delivering benefits to people and business;
2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission, when drafting and assessing legislation, to take greater account of the burden it may impose on SMEs, which create 85% of new jobs; stresses, however, that all employees have the right to enjoy the highest possible level of protection as regards health and safety at work, regardless of the size of the company which employs them;
2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas specific answers need to be found to the problems of globalisation, the ageing population, ‘brain drain’, climate change, large-scale natural hazards, the energy challenge, seasonal fluctuations and, multiple jobs and low population density;
2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
-having regard to the Declaration of the economic and social partners of 16 March 2016 on the refugee crisis from the Tripartite Social Summit,
2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the fact that in order to facilitate the social inclusion and integration of refugees into the labour market, it is necessary to addressdevelop responses to serious and multi-faceted issues such as discrimination, linguistic barriers, diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, health needs, including psychosocial and post-trauma support, family reunification and the significant share of disadvantaged groups among refugees, in particular worrying numbers of children, including unaccompanied children, people with disabilities, the elderly and women8; _________________ 8 http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset- Management/oecd/social-issues-migration- health/making-integration-work- humanitarian-migrants_9789264251236-en
2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 157 #

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that early intervention is crucial to allow for successful social inclusion and integration of refugees into the labour market as effectively as possible;
2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 185 #

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for an early, fair, transparent and free-of-charge assessment of refugees and asylum seekers’ formal and non-formal skills, as well as recognition of their qualifications, in order to develop tailored measures allowing them to make full use of their potential, and to match labour supply and demand in the host countries; emphasises that language skill acquisition plays an essential role in integrating refugees, in particular into the labour market;
2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 233 #

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for a revision of the EU's 7- year framework budget in order to ensure adequate resources for labour market integration of refugees in the longer term, during the revision of the EU multiannual financial framework in 2016;
2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 265 #

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the joint statement of 16 March 2016 by the social partners on the refugee crisis, at the Tripartite Social Summit, underlining their commitment and willingness to work with governments and other stakeholders to design and develop policies to support inclusion; is of the opinion that the social partners have a major role to play in the inclusion of refugees in the labour market and within society more widely;
2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 288 #

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to ensure the swift and full labour market integration and social inclusion of refugees, including access to housing, healthcare and social protection, integration courses, language learning modules and other educational and training measures;
2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 322 #

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Member States to shorten the processing time of applications for international protection and to extend early intervention measures such as language training, skills assessment and civic integration courses in particular to those asylum seekers who have good prospects of being granted international protection, and urges that there be fair access to those measures;
2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that in order to ensure better conditions for job creation for the SME sector Member States must address the following problems, which are unequally present in different regions: skills scarcity and brain drain; unnecessary regulatory burdens and regulatory uncertainty; the shadow economy; the fact that it is often difficult for SMEs to access public procurement; and the de facto privileged position of multinational corporations (MNCs);
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that tackling the above-mentioned structural problems would result, inter alia, in fairer competition and the extension of the social contribution and tax base to a higher number of economic operators, leading to lower labour and administrative costs and thus creating better condition for job creationgiving Member States the opportunity to finance employment-friendly policies, particularly for SMEs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that labour costs can have an impact on SMEs’ job creation potential and competitiveness; nevertheless, stresses the importance of not using this one criterion as the basis for deciding labour cost levels;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned at the growing phenomenon of bogus self-employment across the EU, which cannot be considered in positive terms as contributing to the ‘growing number of micro-enterprises’, but, rather, undermines the image of entrepreneurship; stresses the importance of inspection services and the platform to tackle undeclared work to effectively combat the phenomenon of bogus self- employment;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Takes noteWelcomes the establishment of the Investment Plan for Europe, which is designed to create new jobs and boost innovation, and competitiveness and hopes that the European Investment Project Portal, as a transparent pipeline for investable projects in the EU, will help orientate investors towards existing opportunities, in favour of financing SMEs and start-up development, as the fastest way to reduce unemployment;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 128 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission, when it revises the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020, to find a way to fully compensate for the reductions to the EFSI budget in the allocations to the Horizon 2020 programme, given its importance to economic development and job creation, particularly for SMEs;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 202 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that reducing the unnecessary regulatory and administrative burden, together with improving the quality of regulation and enforcement, constitute the rightone way to lower SMEs’ costs, including labour costs, in order to increase their job creation potential; stresses, however, that making improvements to the quality of regulations cannot be to the detriment of worker protections;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 226 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that a stable regulatory environment is an essential prerequisite forimportant factor to job perennity and job creation in SMEs; considers that this regulatory certainty must encompass, among other elements, contract law and fiscal and social regulation, as well as tax rul, however, that the importance of a stable regulatory environment cannot prevent policy makers from takings and also legal certainty and procedural effectivenessction to improve this regulatory framework;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 261 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to adopt, in the framework of the European Semester’s country-specific recommendations, a differentiated approach to improve the environment for SMEs, taking into account the country- specific circumstances and the EU regions’ specific structural differences as well as the opinions of social partners;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 275 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to remove the remaining unnecessary administrative barriers with a view to facilitating market access for micro- enterprises and SMEs from other Member States;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 281 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to adopt favourable legislative frameworks for newly- created SMEs, focusing in particular on incentive measures aimed at tackling the shadow economy; stresses the importance of having the requisite resources for inspection services and stresses the crucial role that the platform to tackle undeclared work in dealing should play with a view to combatting the shadow economy;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 314 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that overregulated and bureaucratic economic systems induce higher labour costs, which represent a higher financial burden for SMEs than for big companies owing to the differences in business volumesions serve the general interest and are intended, among other objectives, to establish a competitive and fair marketplace, protect employees, protect health and safety, promote innovation and preserve the natural environment; stresses the urgent need for a clear and effective regulatory framework which does not cause SMEs unnecessary bureaucratic burdens when they come to apply it;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 324 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that in regions where economic development is focused on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), MNCs are treated preferentially in both legislative and tax matters; believes that these practices should be examined with a view to ensuring a level playing field for SMEs and, restoring their employment creation capacities and giving public authorities the means to fund their policies;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 327 #

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that a reduced regulatory burden,simplified and better regulation and improvement of law enforcement can contribute to tackling the issues of the shadow economy and tax avoidance, as the attractiveness of such ‘exits’ from the regulatory systems would be substantially reduced, but on no account may jeopardise workers’ rights, particularly health and safety standards at work;
2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 63 #

2015/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that the EGF can under any circumstances replace a serious policy to prevent and pre-empt restructurings; stresses the importance of a true industrial policy at EU level to bring sustainable and inclusive growth;
2016/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2015/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that some Member States have preferred to use the ESF rather than the EGF because of higher ESF co- financing rates, swifter implementation of ESF measures, the lack of EGF pre- financing and the lengthy EGF approval procedure; believes however that the increased co- financing rate and the more timely application and approval process contained in the new regulation have helped address some of these concerns, but that further efforts are still required; recalls in this connection the EESC opinion that suggested reducing the threshold for applications to 200 redundancies and increasing the rate of EU co-financing to 75%;
2016/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 136 #

2015/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that SMEs account for 85 % of all EU enterprises and, in this context, expresses concern that the EGF has had a very limited impact on SMEs, despite the fact that it clearly provides scope for SMEs to be targeted subject to certain criteria; calls, therefore, on the Commission to further reorient the EGF towards SMEs, which are key players in the dynamism of the European economy;
2016/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 147 #

2015/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to proactively support redundant workers in SMEs using the flexibility provided for in Article 4(2) of the current regulation and to inform SMEs of the opportunities available to them under the EGF via a large-scale communication campaign;
2016/04/27
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 55 #

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the institutions to take exemplary action in integration policy;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of discrimination, including multiple discrimination, discrimination by association and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and children with disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over time;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned about the lack of accessibility of the EU-wide 112 emergency number, in particular for persons with impaired hearing and the deaf , which is causing unnecessary deaths and injuries;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 181 #

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the institutions to support and promote the work of the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, despite improvements to the arrangements for the recognition of diplomas, credits, skills certificates, competency accreditations and acquired expertise in the context of VET, a legal basis applicable throughout the EU is needed in order to harmonise the validation not only of formal apprenticeships, but also of non-formal and informal apprenticeships;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges that dual work/study courses be promoted and valued, and that vocational training for jobseekers and those in work be enhanced, with a particular focus on underqualified groups;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for the access to vocational and educational training (VET) and qualifications, including higher-level qualifications, to be made easier by promoting flexibility in apprenticeship pathways and permeability of arrangements, especially by promoting training opportunities in particular to groups with insufficient basic skills and employees with intermediate-level qualifications;
2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Articles 151 and 153 of TFEU as well as Article 9 TFEU guaranteeing adequate social protection,
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the recently adopted decision on Establishing the European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of Undeclared Work,
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound report entitled "Posted workers in the European Union" (2010),
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. having regard to the increased trend towardsexisting phenomena of undeclared work, and bogus self- employment, outsourcing and subcontracting, which leading to an increase in precarious jobs and deterioratinge levels of worker protection,; having regard to an increasing trend towards outsourcing and subcontracting which may create possibilities to abuse existing labour and social law;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having regard to the multiplication of opportunities for "social dumping", in presence of employment relations presenting extraterritorial features, such as the transnational posting of workers and cross border transport;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. having regard to the fact that there is no legal definition of social dumping which may create confusion with respect to respective recommendations and their application;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 121 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
D b. having regard to the fact that one of the main principles of EU policies is a social cohesion, which means a constant and ongoing approximation of wages and social security protection guaranteed to all workers, be it local or mobile;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 186 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Member State to swiftly finalise the implementation of the Enforcement Directive on Posting of workers 2014/67/EU and calls on the Commission to closely monitor the transposition and exercise of corresponding national laws in practice;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 211 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the creation of a European body of cross-border labour inspectors to carry out on-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying 'letterbox companies', said body would work in coordination with the platform for combating undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involved; this European body of inspectors would create a network of national social inspection services in order to promote information exchange;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 236 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based on ILO Convention No. 189 concerning decent work for domestic workMember States to establish legal frameworks allowing for lawful employment of domestic workers and carers, in order to provide legal certainty for both the workers and their potential employers;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 310 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses the need to complement the action against the breaches of social rights with a fight against tax fraud and tax evasion, in order to guarantee a fair competition and a level playing field for the enterprises;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 311 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Member States for the efficient implementation and enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU, in order to ensure a fair treatment of posted workers and prevent abuses; stresses, however, the need for a continuing and detailed assessment of the effectiveness of the legal framework for the posting of workers;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 313 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls on the Commission to take action to remove shortcomings which have been identified in the current rules, in order to combat social dumping and social and fiscal fraud effectively;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 409 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that due to differences in Member States labour laws it is difficulty to make a clear distinction between employees and self- employed workers at EU level; thus in order to combat bogus self- employment calls on the Commission to propose specific recommendations based on indicators of the existence of an employment relationship according to the ILO Convention 198 on Employment Relationship Recommendation;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 419 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to face new challenges with respect to social protection of workers in digital and sharing economy and to draw up proposals where necessary;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 661 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Supports the development of unemployment benefit arrangements as a mechanism for absorbing asymmetric social shocks within the euro areaa system of solidarity which enables countries undergoing an asymmetric economic shock to maintain their policy of compensation for people who have lost their jobs and to expand their return-to- work policies; this system should be temporary and dependent on an action plan validated by the Commission;
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2015/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the lack of affordable childcare contributes to the gender employment gap, the pay gap and related pension gap, and the disproportionate number of women who are in precarious work and in or at risk of poverty; urges the Member States to ensure better access to childcare by, for example, increasing expenditure on the provision of childcare services and/or subsidies to households, incentivising employer contributions to childcare costs, and making better use of EU funds, in particular by drawing on inspiration from best practices in each Member State;
2016/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2015/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that women’s economic independence plays a crucial role in their ability to escape situations of domestic violence, and that women who have exhausted their paid leave are at risk of losing their jobs and economic independence; calls on the Commission and the Member Statesocial partners to consider introducing a statutory right to paid domestic violence leave in order, for example, to allow the people concerned to have the time to manage medical appointments, court appearances and other duties that must be addressed in such situations.
2016/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Supports an integrated approach betweeapproach which simultaneously draws on the CAP’s second pillar and other EU funds such as the European Social Fund; underlines the importance of involving local and regional administrations in the management and design of rural policies; calls on Member States to ensure that local and regional administrations do not create additional administrative burdens in the course of their work;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillarestablishment of the conditions necessary for the development of short supply chains which will enable farmers to exploit their products more successfully;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a stronger role for social partners in the development and implementation of agricultural policy in order to create quality jobs, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, in particular migrant workers; stresses the importance of seasonal employment to the sector and the need to take proactive steps to ensure that labour laws are respected;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 102 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Encourages the Member States to facilitate and guarantee access for rural areas to new information and communication technologies so that agricultural holdings can modernise their production methods, and so that farmers and agricultural workers can benefit from online training programmes throughout their career;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 107 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that improving access to land through instruments such as public land banks is key to agricultural employmentRecalls that the area of agricultural land is diminishing each year in Europe; stresses that preserving the area under cultivation is vital to preserving jobs in rural areas; notes that in the EU, only 6% of farmers are aged under 35 and that over 4 million are aged over 65; recalls the essential nature of measures enabling generational turnover and the setting up of young farmers by providing them with access to multi-disciplinary training so that young farmers are able to carry out a variety of activities simultaneously or successively in the course of a year and to combine revenues;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 115 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of putting in place provisions to facilitate the transfer of agricultural holdings, given their often important heritage value;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas against current neo-liberal policies; supports the development of minimum income schemes to ensure social cohesion, given the high rate ofnd the implementation of effective measures to combat poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.;
2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the absence of a more recognisable branding for CLLD and ITI and encourages the Commission and the Member States to make both tools as visible and understandable as possible for their users, while avoiding any additional bureaucratic burden and making further efforts in simplifying rules and procedures;
2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to create channels of communication with Member States and local agents and points out that CLLD and ITI will only achieve success with the commitment and ownership of all the stakeholders involved; calls on the Commission to establish a coordination unit for effective implementation of CLLD and ITI;
2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the potential of the bottom-up approach of CLLD in creating job opportunities and encouraging sustainable rural development, and would welcomes the inclusion of urban areas in this mechanism;
2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, in view of the limited use of the European Social Fund within the method in question andfact that only 13 Member States has set- up CLLD funding schemes for the European Social Fund and given the absence of a centralised managing authority in most Member States, to use the mid-term review of the MFF to address the difficulties that have already been identified in the application of the instruments and to find sustainable solutions;
2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular to Articles 1 and 34(3) thereof,
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2010 on the role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe,1 a, __________________ 1a OJ C70E, 8.3.2012 p.8
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child1 a, __________________ 1 a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0070
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations General Assembly resolution of 28 July 2010 entitled ‘The human right to water and sanitation’1 a, __________________ 1a http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc. asp?symbol=A/RES/64/292&Lang=F
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the report of the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (2012) ‘Measuring Child Poverty: New league tables of child poverty in the world’s rich countries’1 a, __________________ 1 a http://www.unicef- irc.org/publications/pdf/rc10_fre.pdf
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
- having regard to the report of the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (2014) ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’1 a, __________________ 1a https://www.unicef.fr/sites/default/files/us erfiles/2014_Bilan12_Innocenti.pdf
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 15 June 2011 on the ‘European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion: a European framework for Social and Territorial Cohesion’1 a, __________________ 1a OJ C248, 25.8.2011, p.130
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 September 2013 on ‘For coordinated European measures to prevent and combat energy poverty’1 a, __________________ 1 a EESC 2013, TEN/516
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 16 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 10 December 2013 on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’1 a, __________________ 1 a OJ C170, 05.06.2014, p.23
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 d (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 31 March 2011 on the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion1 a, __________________ 1 a CdR 402/2010_ECOS_V_012
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Social Protection Committee of 15 February 2011 entitled ‘The European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion: Flagship Initiative of the Europe 2020 Strategy’1 a, __________________ 1 a Opinionof the Social Protection Committee addressed to the Council, Council of the European Union, 649/11, SOC 124, 15 February 2011.
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas between 20108 and 2013, the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU278 increased from 117 million to 121 million, of which the number of people severely materially deprived increased from 42 to 45 million, the number of people at risk of poverty after social transfers increased from 82 to 86 million; whereas this development runs counter to the EU target to reduce poverty by 20 million by 2020;; whereas in 2013 16.7% of the population of the European Union were at risk of poverty after social transfers, 9.6% were in a situation of serious material deprivation and 10.7% of households were considered to have low work intensity; (The objective of this amendment is to enable a comparison at EU28 level. The last section of the paragraph has been deleted, to be placed in a new recital.)
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having regard to Article 34(3) of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, which provides that in order to combat social exclusion and poverty, the Union recognises and respects the right to social and housing assistance so as to ensure a decent existence for all those who lack sufficient resources;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
A b. having regard to the strategic objective of the European Union that is defined in its Europe 2020 Strategy and which aims to reduce the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas the conjunction of the financial and economic crisis, austerity measures, rising housing prices and falling households’ revenues have increased unemployment and social exclusion within the EU, especially among the most vulnerable groups of people, thereby increasing the burden on welfare services;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas certain groups in society, such as one-parent families, the elderly, minorities, people with disabilities and young people, are among the most vulnerable to be at risk of poverty;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas unemployment among young people, which is already higher than for other age groups, has exploded in the European Union since the crisis and is now running at over 20%, and whereas it has now reached a critical level in all the Member States, putting young people at risk of falling into poverty from a very early age; having regard to the Concluding Observations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding the most recent periodic reports of certain European countries in relation to the increase in poverty and/or the level of risk of poverty for children as a consequence of the economic crisis; whereas this increase affects the rights to health, education and social protection;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
A f. whereas poverty, which has been at a high level in the Member States over very many years, has an ever more significant effect on the economy, damages economic growth, increases public budget deficits and reduces European competitiveness;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereashaving regard to Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, which calls on the Member States to develop programmes to raise awareness, and inform and advise individuals and households on energy efficiency;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas energy market prices are converging in Europe while purchasing power is not converging at the same rate; having regard to the increase in energy market prices for average-sized households in the EU-28 of 24% for electricity1a and of 28% for gas1b between 2010 and 2015; __________________ 1a http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do? tab=table&init=1&language=fr&pcode=te n00117&plugin=1 1b http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do? tab=table&init=1&plugin=1&pcode=ten0 0118&language=fr
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas access to housing is a fundamental right that can be seen as a precondition to the exercise of, and to access to, other fundamental rights and to a life in conditions of human dignity; whereas guaranteeing access to assistance for decent and adequate housing is an international obligation incumbent on the Member States, to which the Union must have regard, given that the right of access to housing and to housing assistance is recognised in Article 34 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Articles 30 and 31 of the revised European Social Charter adopted by the Council of Europe and Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights, as well as in many Member States’ constitutions;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas housing represents the most significant expenditure item for European households; whereas the rise in prices associated with housing (land, property, rents, energy consumption) constitutes a source of instability and anxiety and must be regarded as an issue of major concern;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas there is a shortage of social housing facilities, and an increasing need of affordable housing, in certain EU Member States;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 75 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
D d. whereas social housing plays an essential role in achieving the objective from the Europe 2020 Strategy of reducing poverty, because it contributes to guaranteeing high levels of employment and of social inclusion and cohesion, promotes occupational mobility and enables poverty to be combated;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
D e. whereas the crisis has had consequences for the conditions of access to housing for households, and for investment in social housing within the Union, whereas the public expenditure dedicated to investments in social housing has been greatly affected by this, and whereas this places an obligation on the Member States and the Union to act urgently so as to guarantee the right of access to decent and affordable housing;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 78 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
D f. whereas poverty and social exclusion remain a key social determinant of the state of health and living conditions, including life expectancy, in particular in view of the impact of child poverty on the health and well-being of children, and whereas the gap in terms of health between rich and poor remains significant as far as affordable access to health services is concerned, income and wealth, and continues to widen in certain areas, and whereas the gap in terms of health between rich and poor remains significant, in particular as far as affordable access to health services is concerned, and continue to widen in certain areas;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 79 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)
D g. whereas the Social Protection Committee of the European Union, in its opinion of 20 May 2010, was concerned about the fact that the current economic and financial crisis could have negative effects on citizens’ access to healthcare and on the health budgets of the Member States;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 80 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D h (new)
D h. whereas the current economic and financial crisis may have a severe impact on the healthcare sector in several EU Member States, on both the supply and the demand sides;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 81 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D i (new)
D i. whereas the restrictions caused by the current economic and financial crisis could be seriously detrimental to the long- term financial and organisational viability of the healthcare systems of Member States and, therefore, impede equality of access to care on their territories;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 82 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D j (new)
D j. whereas the combination of poverty and other forms of vulnerability, such as childhood or old age, disability or minority background, further increases the risks of health inequalities, and whereas, vice versa, ill health can lead to poverty and/or social exclusion,
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 83 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D k (new)
D k. whereas, according to the latest figures from Eurostat, 21% of households in the EU-28 do not have Internet access and whereas 20% of 16 to 74 year-olds say that they have never used the Internet; whereas the Netherlands has the highest proportion of households which have Internet access (95%), while Bulgaria is at the bottom of the list, with 54% of households having Internet access;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D l (new)
D l. whereas the Digital Single Market is one of the 10 priorities of the new Commission and whereas, in future, 90% of jobs will require some degree of IT skills; whereas, while 59% of European citizens have access to the 4G network, in rural areas this percentage does not exceed the 15% mark;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D m (new)
D m. whereas a decent job remains the best way of staying clear of the risk of poverty and social exclusion, and whereas expertise in and access to information and communications technology are undeniable assets in the search for a job;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 86 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D n (new)
D n. having regard to the Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly of 28 July 2010 on ‘the human right to water and sanitation’1 a which recognises the right to safe and clean drinking water as a fundamental right essential to the full exercise of the right to life and of all human rights; ________________ 1a http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc. asp?symbol=A/RES/64/292&Lang=F
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 98 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls onEncourages the Member States to sign up to a European winter heating disconnection moratorium so as to ensure that during a defined winter period no household can be cut off from energy or that those who are must be reconnected to energy needed for heating that meets World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for adequate housing temperature;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the Commission to present in 2016 in the context of the announced social pillar an EU framework directive on adequate minimumEncourages the Member States to introduce systems guaranteeing a minimum income equivalent to 60% of the national median income;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Invites the Commission and the Member States to renew their commitment to reducing poverty by dedicating a Summit to the reduction of poverty and access to decent living standards;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Wishes the Commission to launch a consultation on the possibility of an initiative concerning the adequate minimum income which prevents poverty and serves as a basis for people to live in dignity, as stipulated in the European Parliament resolution of 15 November 20112 a; __________________ 2aThe EP Resolution of 15 November 2011 on the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
EU policies to meetachieve the antipoverty target
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 131 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Finds regrettable that the EU2020 target to reduce poverty in Europe by lifting 20 million people out of poverty appears even further out of reach than when it was set; reiterates that one of the target groups is people that face severe material deprivation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to renew their commitment to the poverty reduction target by:e increase in the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion even though the Europe 2020 Strategy aims to reduce the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million; (The last section is to be found in a new paragraph.)
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 138 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
- prioritising decent living standards and reducing poverty and devoting a summit to it;deleted (This idea can be found in the key recommendations.)
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 143 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
- tackling in a more balanced way both income and expenditure of poor households;deleted
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
- ensuring that the Member States provide everyone with accessible adequate income support, including minimum income above the poverty threshold throughout the life cycle;deleted (This idea can be found in a new paragraph.)
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 153 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4
- targeting household expenditure so that disproportionately higher costs such as energy spending can be reduced in a sustainable manner;deleted
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 158 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 5
- ending any policies in other policy areas that may lead to an increase in poverty;deleted
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a Council recommendation similar to the Youth Guarantee on tackling poverty in order to revive the poverty targeton the Member States, in the context of increasing poverty, to intensify their efforts to come to the aid of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present a new social pillar; recalls that to deliver on Article 9 TFEU, such a pillar should be aimed at setting a European framework for a minimum income above the poverty level, continuing with a rights- based approach to social policy and improving implementation of existing social, labour and anti-discrimination legislation in the context of economic and monetary union; recalls that to deliver on Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, such a pillar should take into account the requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health; considers that this new social pillar must enable the fulfilment of the Commission’s intention to give the Union a social triple A score;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 188 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to aim for a social triple A score for the Union; finds regrettable that this is currently out of reach owing to increasing inequality, high poverty and social exclusion and less and less availability of quality and affordable social, health and care services; recalls that a social triple A must be based on Article 9 TFEU aimed at a ‘high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education, training and protection of human health’; recalls that achieving a social triple A as a benchmark requires assessing both policies that hinder and work towards achieving the benchmark; finds regrettable that so far the latter has not been addressed at Union level;deleted (The ideas contained in this paragraph can be found in other paragraphs.)
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 200 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop, adopt and implement an EU framework to reduce poverty and social exclusion in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy, consisting of concrete measures and actions, including energy poverty;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 231 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends that an EU framework directive on minimum income should specify which criteria Member StTakes note of the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’, which argues that the European framework directive on an adequates’ minimum income schemes would need to meet so as to lift people out ofhould establish common standards and indicators, proverty; considers that such a framework would need to be rights-based, address the level of income, the non-discriminatory, efficient and easy acceside methods for the monitoring of its implementation and permit the participation of social partners, beneficiaries and othe r stake-up, targeting especially those groups, who currently are excluded from or at risk of exclusion fromholders in the establishment or reform of the national minimum income schemes;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 240 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that minimum income schemes should prevent and lift households out of severe material deprivation and allow for an income above the poverty threshold; recalls that a minimum income is a key instrument for delivering on Article 9 TFEU guaranteeing adequate social protection as well as on the fundamental right to decent living conditions, participating in society and protection of human healthbe accompanied, as advocated by the Economic and Social Committee in its opinion on the ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’, by active labour-market policies aimed at helping people to find a decent job, by a reinforcement of the involvement of workers, unemployed people and all vulnerable social groups in life-long learning activities, as well as by an improvement in levels of professional qualifications and the acquisition of new skills which are able to accelerate integration into the employment market, to increase productivity and to help people to find a better job;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 258 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address in a more balanced way both income and expenditure of poor households; points to shortcomings in addressing increasing household cost and considers the Commission’s work on a reference budget a step in the right direction; stresses that lowering household expenditure for poor households will impact positively on the concerned households as well as on the - mainly local - economy and on social cohesWelcomes the Commission’s work on a reference budget, which is a step in the right direction;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 269 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that poor households spend the largest share of their income on housing, utilities and food; stresses that one dimension of household expenditure of poor households – the cost of energy and the rfoodhealthcare, transport, energy requirements, water, school expenses, etc.; (Certain items delaeted issue of energy poverty lacks an in-depth assessment at Union level; calls on the Commission to improve internal cooperation so as to better link the energy policy and the poverty policy;here can be found in other paragraphs.)
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 279 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that there is so far no definition of energy poverty at Union level and therefore it is very difficult to properly assess the seriousness, the causes and the consequences of energy poverty of poor households in the Union; calls on the Commission to develop with stakeholders a common definition of energy poverty which should aim at assessing at least the following elements: material scope, difficulty for a household to gain access to essential energy, affordability and share of total household cost, impact on basic household needs such as heating, cooling, cooking, lighting and transport;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 286 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that there is a lock-in effect as regards energy poverty, as poor households cannot afford the initial upfront investment needed to combat energya significant proportion of people affected by energy povertyare at risk of poverty and social exclusion and, as a consequence, have few or no financial means which would allow them to escape this type of poverty;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 298 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Targeting funding towards energy poverty: a triple win situationPoverty and energy poverty
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 303 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that targeting Union funding towardswith a view to reducing energy costs of poor households by investing in renewables or energy efficiency has multiple positive effects: at household level, it, in particular the improvesment of living conditions and of the health of those people concerned as well as decreasing, the reduction of household costs and therefore, which provides budgetary relief for poor families; at regional and local level, funding will provide for local investment; at Union level it helps to both decrease poverty,, the reduction of the number of people who are close to poverty or social exclusion in Europe, the improvement of energy efficiency and decrease energythe reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 319 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that targeting household costs relating to energy by supporting investment in energy efficiency and renewables is programmed into and therefore in principle possible under the ESI Funds 2014-2020investment in energy efficiency and renewables may be eligible under the scope of the ESI Funds 2014-2020, given the importance that they may have in reducing households’ energy costs;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 320 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that stakeholders have identified two major obstacles in targeting energy poverty via the ESI Funds: firstly, relating to project size, where smaller beneficiaries are faced with funds intended for larger scale projects such as the Cohesion Fund; secondly, that operational programs do not make full use of the option to orient the ESI Funds towards energy poverty;deleted
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 323 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that targeting beneficiaries who work with or who are part of poor households requires certain pre- conditions, which are better met in the ESI Funds but less so in larger funds like the ERDF;deleted
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 325 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls therefore on the Member States and the Commission to ease the use of cross- financing mechanisms especially between ESF and ERDF as regards renewable or energy efficiency projects targeting energy-poor households; stresses the multiple benefits of multi-fund programs to tackle crosscutting issues such as relating to energy poverty;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 327 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Draws attention to the major effort required of the EU and the Member States to reduce energy costs in household budgets, the former by ensuring security of supply to protect against major price fluctuations in the energy market, and the latter by strengthening their policies in support of household energy efficiency;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 333 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Linking social aims and energy policydeleted
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 343 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States not to exempt the energy intensive industries from taxes, but to use these revenues forStates to put in place measures that benefit low-income households, including targeted energy efficiency measures and financing of social security systems, which can in turn reduce the burden on labour costs; considers that such an offsetting mechanism could be an integral element of a socially equitable tax shift as proposed by the Commission in the current employment guidelines;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 352 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. calls on the Member States to sign up to a European winter heating disconnection moratorium so as to ensure that during a defined winter period no household can be cut off from energy or that those who are must be reconnected to energy needed for heating that meets World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for adequate housing temperature; points out that such apoints out that a European winter heating disconnection moratorium aims to decrease excess winter mortality, supporting the most vulnerable groups, especially young children, the elderly and permanently sick and disabled people so as to protect, thus enabling their health and well-being; to be protected; (Certain items are referred to in other paragraphs.)
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 360 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 a (new)
Housing and poverty (To be considered as a heading)
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 361 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Recommends to the Member States a proactive policy in relation to decent housing so as to ensure universal access to quality housing at an affordable cost or a preferential purchase price, since a lack of housing constitutes a serious affront to dignity, as well as a proactive energy policy strengthening the use of renewables and energy efficiency so as to combat energy poverty; calls, in the context of housing, for more attention to be paid to migrants, who are often exploited and forced to live in sub- standard housing; recalls Protocol 26 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon, which concerns social housing, and calls for its provisions to be respected, in particular as regards the Member States’ freedom to organise social housing, including the question of financing; encourages the Member States to implement special housing programmes and opportunities for homeless people, with a view to guaranteeing the most basic living standards for the most vulnerable members of society;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 362 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c Recommends that the Member States expand the supply of quality social housing in order to guarantee access for all, and in particular for the most disadvantaged, to decent, affordable housing; considers that it costs society and the community more to rehouse people who have been evicted from their accommodation than it does to keep them there; invites the Member States to apply to the European Fund for Strategic Investments for the purposes of their qualitative and quantitative improvement projects in relation to their social housing offering, in view of the added value on a European level and the socio-economic benefits that they represent; recommends the implementation of policies for preventing evictions;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 370 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 b (new)
Poverty and access to healthcare (To be considered as a heading)
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 371 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)
24 e. Recalls that equal access to high- quality universal healthcare is internationally recognised – especially within the EU – as a fundamental right;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 372 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 f (new)
24 f. Recalls that access to healthcare is very often limited as a consequence of financial or regional constraints (for example in sparsely populated regions), especially in relation to routine care (such as dental or optical care) and preventative measures relating thereto;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 373 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 g (new)
24 g. Stresses that the combination of poverty and other forms of vulnerability, such as childhood or old age, disability or minority background, further increases the risks of health inequalities, and that ill health can lead to poverty;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 374 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 h (new)
24 h. Stresses the importance of health and care services for bridging gaps relating to capabilities, through promoting people’s social integration and combating poverty and social exclusion;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 375 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 i (new)
24 i. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication entitled ‘eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020: Innovative healthcare for the 21st century’, which puts in place additional initiatives, in particular with a view to improving access to health services, reducing health costs and ensuring greater equality between European citizens;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 376 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 j (new)
24 j. Calls on the Commission and Member States to press ahead with their efforts to tackle socio-economic inequalities, which would ultimately make it possible to reduce some of the inequalities relating to healthcare; also calls on the Commission and the Member States, on the basis of the universal values of human dignity, liberty, equality and solidarity, to focus their attention on the needs of vulnerable groups such as people living in poverty;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 377 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 k (new)
24 k. Calls on the Member States to solve problems of inequality in access to healthcare that affect people’s everyday lives, for example in the areas of dentistry and ophthalmology;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 378 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 l (new)
24 l. Urges the Commission to do its utmost to encourage Member States to offer reimbursements to patients and to do everything necessary to reduce inequalities in access to medication for the treatment of those conditions or illnesses, such as post-menopausal osteoporosis and Alzheimer's Disease, which are not reimbursable in certain Member States, and to do so as a matter of urgency;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 379 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 c (new)
Information and communications technology and poverty (To be considered as a heading)
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 380 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 n (new)
24 n. Deplores that the Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe published by the Commission does not take account of the need to ensure universal, equal and unrestricted access to new digital technologies, markets and telecommunications, in particular with regard to people at risk of poverty or social exclusion;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 381 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 o (new)
24 o. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to put in place strategies aimed at reducing the digital divide and promoting equal access to new information and communications technologies, in particular for people at risk of poverty and social exclusion;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 382 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 p (new)
24 p. Water and poverty (To be considered as a heading)
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 383 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 q (new)
24 q. Recalls that the General Assembly of the United Nations recognises the right to clean and high-quality drinking water and to sanitation facilities as a human right that is essential for full enjoyment of the right to life;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 384 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 r (new)
24 r. Recognises, however, that in certain regions, especially rural and remote regions, access to drinking water is not guaranteed;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 385 #

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 s (new)
24 s. Encourages, therefore, the Member States to do everything possible to ensure that all of their people have access to drinking water as soon as possible;
2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the development of the European Union and the European social model and the preservation of a strong social market economy in the European Union require a strengthening of democracy, including economic and social democracy;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the involvement of employees in the supervisory boards is a crucial step in the further democratisation of the economy, whereby this is not a matter of legislative burdens which may be tackled by cutting red tape and by deregulationof the various types of European undertakings should be the subject of discussions between the Commission and the social partners with a view to reaching an agreement which represents a real step forward in workplace democracy;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas forms of worker participation at company supervisory board level exist in 18 Member States of the European Union and in Norway, but they differ enormously owing to their respective economic and social historical development15; whereas other forms of participation exist in the European Union and it is important to take account of national preferences regarding social dialogue; __________________ 15 http://fr.worker- participation.eu/National-Industrial- Relations/Across-Europe/Board-level- Representation2/MAP-Board-level- representation-in-the-European-Economic- Area2Aline Conchon (2015) La voix des travailleurs dans la gouvernance d’entreprise: https://www.etui.org/Publications2/Reports /Workers-voice-in-corporate-governance.- A-European-perspective
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the scope and intensity of social dialogue and worker participation vary greatly, but it has proved effective, and whereas the countries concerned are essentially economically successful ones;16 __________________ 16http://www.worker- participation.eu/About-WP/European- Participation-Index-EPIetween the Member States, effective social dialogue on all levels has proved key to balancing competitiveness and fairness during the past years;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas giving priority to the fundamental economic freedoms inof the European Union often leads to the erosion of the national worker representation, not only at supervisory board levelmust not adversely affect worker representation within undertakings;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 96 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas the adoption of any further legislative actany regulation of worker participation at board level in the various kinds of European company law without the regulation of worker participation will lead to a further erosion of national rulesies must not aim to replace the existing rules concerning information and consultation;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission, in accordance with Article 154 TFEU, to consult social partners on the contents of any proposal on employee participation on supervisory boards in the various kinds of European companies and reiterates that social partners can inform the Commission of their willingness to engage in dialogue on this, as set out in Article 155 TFEU;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to consult the European social partners on the possibility of ensureing that provision is made for employee representation at supervisory board level in drafting all new EU legislative acts or revising existing ones in the context of European company law for the various kinds of European companies;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 131 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 an appropriate by making appropriate changes in the underlying European Treaties or acts;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to identify and address shortcomings in the existing European legislative framework in order to prevent potential circumventions of existing national forms of worker representation at supervisory board level;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 144 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in the even to take into account the potential impact of new legislative actinitiatives, particularly in the area of European company law, to determine and publicise the impact on European and national forms of worker participation through an appropriatduring the impact assessment procedure and to take appropriate measures to counter any adverse consequences;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to consider, together with European social partners, introduceing in the Directive on the European Company (SE) minimum EU rules governing employee representation on supervisory boards, rather than referring to national law or revising the Directive so that the involvement of workers in supervisory boards is not solely determined by conditions when a company is established, but account is also taken of subsequent developments and, in particular, changes in the number of employees;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 173 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to envisage, in agreement with the social partners, the introducetion in the Directive on mergers of limited liability companies minimum European rules for employee representation on supervisory boards, rather than referring to national legislation;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 184 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to envisage, in conjunction with the social partners, reviseing Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 200421 on takeover bids to ensure that the workers of a bidding company are also consulted, rather than just those of the company subject to the takeover bid; __________________ 21 OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 12. OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 12.
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 217 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Recommends that this Directive should be applicable to all forms of company with a supervisory board at European level, i.e. account should be taken of public and private companies, partnerships and limited companies and also workers employed in the affiliated parent and subsidiary companiesEuropean company in the field of European corporate law;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 266 #

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Recommends, with respect to the number of worker representatives sitting on the supervisory boards of companies, including direct or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates with more than 50 employees25, that half the number of seats on the supervisory board should be reserved for workers or their representatives; __________________ 25In Sweden from 50 workthat the Commission take duly into account the opinion of the social partners.;
2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Article 2 thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 6, 8, 10 and 19 thereof,
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Article 21s 20, 21, 23 and 26 thereof,
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the equal treatment directives prohibit both direct and indirect discrimination, as well as harassment and instructions to discriminate;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the Employment Equality Directive sets out minimum requirements, but Member States may provide for a higher level of protection and adopt positive measures in this area;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas under Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/78 Member States may provide that a difference of treatment which is based on a characteristic related to any of the prohibited grounds for discrimination shall not constitute discrimination where, by reason of the nature of the particular occupational activities concerned or of the context in which they are carried out, such a characteristic constitutes a determining occupational requirement, provided that the objective is legitimate and the requirement is proportionate;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas in accordance with the principle of proportionality, the proportional nature of a measure presupposes that among several means for achieving the legitimate aim pursued, the authorities, employers or service providers choose the one which least infringes rights and freedoms;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas nearly one in five young people in the EU are looking for a job, and whereas the total financial cost of youth unemployment has been estimated at EUR 153 billion a year14, and additional social costs are very alarming; __________________ 14 http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR15_03/SR15_03_EN.pdf.
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Member States to develop an all-encompassing framework for measures benefitting access to work of people with disabilities, including using fines imposed for failures to comply with anti-discrimination legislation to, which could then finance other actions in the field;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 183 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the most important resource of the EU and the Member States is their human resources; calls for investment in the development of the digital and soft skills needed in the future, including through life-long learning, comprehensive training schemes and the retraining of older employees; encourages, also, the Member States and the Commission to put in place strategies to reduce the digital divide and promote equal access to new information and communication technologies;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 233 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights that lack of comparable equality data makes it more difficult to prove the existence of discrimination, but points out that Article 10 of Directive 2000/78 provides for a shift in the burden of proof and a reversal of it where there are facts from which it may be presumed that there has been direct or indirect discrimination; calls on the Member States, therefore, to collect equality data in a systematic way and with the involvement of national equality bodies and national courts;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 252 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that the social partners have a key role to play in informing both workers and employers and in raising their awareness about tackling discrimination;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 278 #

2015/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Highlights the need for an exchange of national court decisions pertaining to the provisions of the Employment Equality Directive, and for the dissemination of relevant decisions of the CJEU and the ECHR;
2016/03/15
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 99 #

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that all employees have a right to the highest level of protection regarding health and safety in the workplace regardless of the size of the employer, the underlying contract or the Member State of employment; This includes employees from public services, such as the police;
2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Shares the Economic and Social Committee’s appreciation, as stated in its opinion3a, of the Commission's intention to focus on prevention and also on compliance with the established rules; considers that effective application of the rules depends, in particular, on the level of control carried out by labour inspectors; __________________ 3a SOC/512
2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 177 #

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to incorporate quantitative and measurable targets into their national strategies, including regular and transparent reporting mechanisms on progress achieved;
2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 191 #

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the importance of taking into account the situation, specific needs and lack of compliance by micro and small enterprises as well as certain public service sectors, such as the police, in the implementation of OSH measures at company level; encourages the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developing practical tools and guidelines, which improve the compliance of SMEs with OSH requirements;
2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 199 #

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the participation of workers and social partners at all levels, including in the workplace, is a prerequisite for the effective implementation of this strategy;
2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 239 #

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that ensuring a level playing- field across the EU and eliminating unfair competition and social dumping is crucial; stresses that labour inspectorates play a key role in enforcing workers’ rights to a safe and healthy working environment; calls on the Member States to follow the ILO recommendation of a minimum of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers and to increase staffing and resources available to labour inspectorates; and improve training for labour inspectors, as recommended by the European Economic and Social Committee in its opinion4a on this subject; __________________ 4a SOC/512
2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 336 #

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to take action to address psycho-social risk factors in the work-place, which significantly impact work-related mental health problems in Europe, and evaluate, in cooperation with social partners, the need for a proposal for a comprehensive directive on psycho-social disorders affecting all employees to improve effective prevention and address their causes;
2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 357 #

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the collection of reliable and comparable data on occupational diseases and occupational exposures, across all sectors including the public sector, with a view to identifying best practices and creating a common database on occupational exposures;
2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that the Commission should engage in a genuine democratic debate with Parliament and consult the social partners to a greater extent in order to improve clarity in, lay down the framework for, and guarantee the transparency of, the negotiating mandate for all trade agreements;
2016/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Is concerned about the impact that granting China market economy status would have, particularly as regards employment in Europe; points out that five criteria must be fulfilled for the EU to grant market economy status, and that China has a long way to go in that regard;
2016/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. points out that, whilst robotics and artificial intelligence promise real advantages in the short and medium term in terms of effectiveness and economy not only for production and trade but also in areas where human intelligence hitherto meant there were only humans (whose work will be increasingly unnecessary), there is a danger of the number of jobs in the field of robotics not increasing to match the number of jobs which are expected to be lost; points out that this assumption may have negative repercussions not only on employment levels but also on the viability of social security systems, thus making it even more difficult to tackle poverty and social exclusion, which is a Union objective as defined in the Europe 2020 strategy;
2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the 2015 Eurofound report entitled ‘Promoting uptake of parental and paternity leave among fathers in the European Union’,
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas, within the framework of public policies in force on the matter, fathers’ participation rate in parental leave in the EU Member States is rising but remains low, with only 10 % of fathers taking at least one day of leave; in contrast, 97 % of women use the family leave available for both parents;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it regrettable that not all Member States haveEncourages Member States that have not yet provided the Commission with correspondence tables between the provisions of the directive and the transposition measures to do so as soon as possible;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Believes, in view of the overlapping nature of the different types of family leave, that a coherent revision of the various texts at EU level with the involvement of the social partners is required;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 176 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States and the social partners to continue with their efforts at sharing best practices on positive action in the area of work-life balance, paying particular attention to policies that help mothers to enter the job market and fathers to participate in family life and that increase the participation of fathers in parental leave;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees, working with the social partners, in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations;
2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. having regard to the varying conditions under which women are employed as domestic workers or carers, which can be as undeclared, undocumented, casual or migrant workers with no contract, or no recognition of their qualifications; ; Or. fr (Some of the text deleted in this amendment has been moved to another recital (A d))
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having regard to the importance of the domestic work sector, which employed over 52 million people around the world in 2010, according to figures from the International Labour Organization (ILO), and a further 7.4 million domestic workers under the age of 15,
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. having regard to the considerable feminisation of this sector in which, according to the ILO, women account for 83 % of the global domestic workforce in 2010,
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Ac. having regard to the fact that women and men employed as domestic workers or carers play an important role both economically and socially, as they enable their employers to have a better work-life balance as well as making it possible for many people to be available for work,
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Ad. having regard to the fact that many employed in this sector are undeclared workers, minors, migrant workers, workers with no contract or social security cover, casual workers or those with no recognition of their rights and qualifications,
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. having regard to the difficulties women domestic workers and carers encounter in entering the regular labour market owing to legal or linguistic obstacles, and difficulties combining work and personal life, or the fact of being under 18, among other barriers, among other barriers, Or. fr (Some of the text deleted from here has been incorporated into a new recital.)
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 69 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Encourages the Member States to ratify ILO Convention 189, and urges those who have already done so to apply it stringentlyas soon as possible so as to improve working conditions;
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for measures to be taken to ensure full compliance with the law on issues affecti, to streng this group, to step up labour inspections so as to clamp downen inspection departments so as to tackle the problem onf unlawful behaviour and to facilitate anddeclared work and to incentivise legal hiring practices;
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the Member States to put in place tax aid and simple declaration systems so as to discourage and tackle the issue of illegal employment, as recommended by the European Economic and Social Committee in its opinion on developing services to the family to increase employment rates and promote gender equality at work 1 a ; __________________ 1a SOC/508
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 109 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends the establishment of an office, a helpline and a website providing assistance and information on the rights of women workers in each Member StatCalls for the Member States to put in place and improve, in collaboration with social partners, the channels of information on the rights of women and men domestic workers and carers and to make sure that all of these workers actually receive this information; recommends to that end the establishment of an office, a helpline and a website providing assistance and information on the rights of women and men domestic workers and carers in each Member State; these three tools must also be developed so that they are able to answer any questions employers may have;
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 125 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the promotion of organisations working to safeguard the labour rights of women workers;deleted
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 143 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses how important it isthe need to ensure the professionalisation of the sector so aswith a view to fostering the creation of quality jobs and bringing better working conditions and access to training together with the validation of qualifications and skills;
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends, taking account of the specifics of the sector, affording women and men domestic workers and carers the same staturights as the rest of the labour force, and placing particular emphasis on health and safety concerns;
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the establishment of a European legal framework, encompassing the rights set out in Convention 189, that covers female carers and those providing care services on a casual, occasional or ad hoc basis;deleted
2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for particular attention to be given to the inclusion of the ILO’s eight core labour standards and the four ILO Priority Conventions for the industrialised countries to be systematically included inin the negotiation of all bilateral EU trade agreements;
2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a stepping up of efforts to enable full participation of the ILOthe ILO to be involved in the work of the WTO, includingby granting ithe ILO observer status in the WTO and the right to speak at WTO ministerial conferences;
2016/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2015/2007(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that the study entitled ‘Women active in the ICT sector’ estimated there would be 900 000 unfilled positions in the ICT sector in Europe; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to take appropriate measures to attract far more women into careers in the digital sector;
2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2015/0263(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Support under the Programme should be provided by the Commission upon request by a Member State, in areas such as budget and taxation, public function, institutional and administrative reforms, the justice system, anti-fraud, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering, action against undeclared and under- declared work and against letterbox companies, business environment, private sector development, investment, competition, public procurement, privatization processes, access to finance, investment, trade, sustainable development, innovation, education and training, labour policies, action to combat poverty and promote social inclusion, public health, asylum, migration policies, agriculture and rural development and financial sector policies.
2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii
ii) to ensure that TTIP includes comprehensive provisions on labour laws and policies that are consistent withfollow the core ILO Conventions and are consistent with the Decent Work Agenda, with a commitment to promote higher standards and, furthermore, to ensure that where disputes arise labour provisions will have a conditional dimensionare binding;
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iv
iv) to ensure that civil society can make a meaningful contribution to implementing relevant TTIP provisions; discussions concerning employment issues should take place with trade unions and via social dialogue.
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that REFIT represents a first step towards reducing the burden ofsimplifying regulation onfor businesses and eliminating barriers to growth and job creation;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the improvement of regulation should be on the basis of quality, not quantity;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission’s commitment on cutting red tape and better regulation; belifears, howevesr, that cutting red tape should deliver proportionate, evidence-based protection for workers, while ensuring that businesses can grow, create jobs and boost competitiveness; notes that deregulation and better regulation are not mutually exclusivewill lead to deregulation, in particular as regards legislation on employment and health and safety at work; stresses that this improvement of regulation should encourage the development of businesses, make them more competitive and create jobs, whilst ensuring that employees have sufficient and appropriate protection;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes efforts to identify genuine opportunities for simplification of legislation; stresses the need for simpler, clearly-worded rules that remove complexity and can be implemented in a simple manner in order to improve compliance, particularly in the area of health, safety and employment legislation; underlines that social dialogue and social impact assessments in accordance with art. 9 TFEU and art. 152 TFEU shall be taken into account when defining and implementing policies at EU level;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s indication that the maternity leave directive should be considered for withdrawal;deleted
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Remains strongly opposed to the Commission’s intention to withdraw a number of legislative proposals, particularly the directive on maternity leave, the directive on musculoskeletal disorders and the revision of the carcinogens directive; regrets that these withdrawal proposals were announced without any supporting analysis and without the prior consultation of co- legislators and stakeholders;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the SME test; cCalls on the Commission to use lighter regimes for micro-enterprises and SMEs and to consider exemptions for micro-enterprises on a case-by-case basis, while not compromising on health, safety and employment standardstake account of the specific features of SMEs and micro-enterprises when drafting legislation, while not compromising on workers’ rights, especially on health and safety standards in the workplace;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 107 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for further measures to check that legislation is doing what it was intended to do and to identify areas where there are inconsistencies and ineffective measures; calls also for impact assessments to take account of the social and environmental impact, as well as the economic impact;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to continue to improve the legislative cycle and to introduce sunset clauses to ensure that employment legislation is periodically reviewed;deleted
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to prioritise action in the fields of what have been identified as the ‘Top Ten’ most burdensome laws for SMEs, including the working time and temporary agency directives;deleted
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 154 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that REFIT can in no way provide an excuse to question or refuse to recognise collective agreements that have been independently concluded by the social partners, nor may it hamper the development of consultation and social dialogue.
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2014/2139(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the Commission willshould continue assessing the possibilities to merge existing agencies on the basis of careful impact assessments especially in the administrative and financial management; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention that the rationalisation measures should not compromise the valuable contribution of the agencies to policy decisions, particularly those related to the challenges of the Europe 2020 Strategy; considers that existing good practices of synergies among agencies serve ahould maximise the purpose of mutual complementarity and should not be considered as overlapping activities;
2014/12/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2014/2104(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of the Foundation’s reply concerning the high bank balance at the end of 2013; emphasises that, in investing its assets, the Foundation must use a number of banks – a particularly important consideration given that it has currently placed them with a single bank which has a low credit rating (BBB);
2014/12/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2014/2100(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the high implementation rate of the budget (99%) in 2013 indicating that commitments were made in a timely manner; notes however the once again high level of carry-over in Titles II (30%) and III (46%); takes note of the Court’s explanation for the carry-over, confirmed by the Agency and notes there was no unforeseen carry -over;
2014/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2014/2088(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that 2013 was the first year within Eurofound’s four-year programme 2013- 2016; appreciates Eurofound’s activities in this context, providing high-quality, timely and policy-relevant knowledge in order to support policy making; further notes the improvement in most of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in comparison with 2012;
2014/12/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2014/2088(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that 2013 was the first year within Eurofound’s four-year programme 2013– 2016; appreciates Eurofound’s activities in this context, providing high-quality, timely and policy-relevant knowledge in order to support policy making which the International Labour Organisation can also refer to; further notes the improvement in most of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in comparison with 2012;
2014/12/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2014/2087(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the Centre’s work remainis highly relevant to the European vocational education and training (VET) and skills policy agenda; and notes its concern that unless the low economic demand driving high unemployment is reversed it will foster and perpetuate skill mismatch and skill obsolescence through over qualification and unemployment;
2014/12/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2014/2075(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the Court’s observations about the main risks to regularity of spending in this policy area, such as the risks related to the intangible nature of investments in human capital, the diversity of the activities and the involvement of multiple, often small- scale partners in the implementation of projects; welcomes in this regard the specific mitigating actions taken by the Commission, including both preventative and corrective measures; welcomespoints up the use of simplified cost options which are less error prone by Member States and the risk based audits carried out by DG EMPL;
2014/12/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2014/2075(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the Commission to make sure that the national authorities responsible for managing the Structural Funds address the problem of personnel costs being charged for at higher rates for EU projects than for nationally funded projects;
2014/12/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The form of Societas Unius Personae (SUP) referred to in Article 6 of this Directive shall only be authorised for micro or small undertakings within the meaning of Directive 2013/34/EU. Where a Societas Unius Personae no longer meets the criteria laid down therein, it should be converted into another legal form.
2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 154 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10
An SUP shall have its registered office and either its central administration or its principal place of business in the Unionsame Member State.
2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 198 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States mayshall lay down effective rules for verifying the identity of the founding member, and any other person making the registration on the member’s behalf, and the acceptability of the documents and other information submitted to the registration body. Any identification issued in another Member State by the authorities of that State or on their behalf, including identification issued electronically, shall be recognised and accepted for the purposes of the verification by the Member State of registration.
2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 206 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The share capital of an SUP shall be at least EUR 1. In Member States in which the euro is not the national currency, the share capital shall be at least equivalent to one unit of that Member States’ currency.deleted
2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 214 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the SUP is not subject to rules requiring the company to build up legal reserves. Member States shall allow companies to build reserves in accordance with their articles of associationrequired to build up legal reserves in accordance with the applicable national rules.
2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) Directive 89/656/EEC lays down minimum requirements for personal protective equipment used by workers at work, and national provisions relating to safety at work make the use of PPE compulsory; Each Member State should therefore take suitable steps to encourage employers and workers to use appropriate PPE, including by providing employers, workers and trade unions with clear information about the compulsory nature of the use of PPE and by singling out as examples of best practice employers who apply these rules and observe general prevention principles as set out in Article 6(2) of Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work.
2015/03/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 249 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 9
9. The manufacturer shall keep a copy of the EU type-examination certificate, its annexes and additions together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the PPE has been placedmade available on the market.
2015/03/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 252 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 1 – point 6 – introductory part
6. The manufacturer shall, for a period ending 10 years after the PPE has been placedmade available on the market, keep at the disposal of the national authorities:
2015/03/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 128 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) Particular attention should be paid to supporting mobility in the cross-border regions for and providing services to frontier workers who are living in one Member State and working in another and have to cope with different national practices and legal systems and encounters specific administrative, legal or tax obstacles to mobility. Member States may choose toshould set up specific support structures, the EURES Cross-Border Partnerships, to facilitate this kind of mobility, such structures should, within the framework of the EURES network, address the specific needs for information, guidance, cross- border matching between labour demand and supply and the resulting placements. The EURES Cross-Border Partnerships should involve regional/local authorities and public employment services, the social partners and other stakeholders, within the EURES network, that are active in the cross-border dimension.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 148 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) The sharing of draft activity plans under the programming cycle among Member States should enable the National Coordination Offices, acting on behalf of the Member States, together with the European Coordination Office and through the appropriate involvement of the social partners, to direct the resources of the EURES network toward appropriate actions and projects, and thereby steer the development of the EURES network as a more result-oriented tool responsive to the needs of workers according to the dynamics of labour markets.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 177 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the functioning of a European network of employment services between Member States and the Commission, with the appropriate involvement of the social partners;
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 200 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) "EURES cross-border partnership" means long-term cooperation on an equal footing between the regional/local employment services, trade unions and employers' organisations, in a body to be established by them at cross-border level.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 229 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In cross-border regions, the EURES cross-border partnerships comprising the regional/local public employment services, trade unions and employers' organisations from at least two Member States, provide cross-border support services.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 321 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) where applicable, the situation of frontier workers in particular in cross- border regions in close cooperation with the EURES cross-border partnerships.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 332 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The National Coordination Office promotes the collaboration in particular with the national social partners and with stakeholders such as career guidance services, universities, chambers of commerce and organisations involved in apprenticeships and traineeships schemes.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 437 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Coordination Group ishall be composed of representatives of the European Coordination Office and the National Coordination Offices and the Union social partner organisations.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 529 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) through the EURES cross-border partnerships; or
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 534 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) with a combination of points (a) to (c a).
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 554 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall develop specific information for frontier workers in those cross border regions where the Member States concerned together deem it necessary to set up specific co-operation and service structures, namely EURES cross-border partnerships.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 668 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The National Coordination Offices and the European Coordination Office review together the draft work programmes before finalising them. National Coordination Offices shall consult the national social partners about the draft work programmes before sending them to the European Coordination Office.
2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL