Activities of Enrique CALVET CHAMBON related to 2016/2095(INI)
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A European Pillar of Social Rights (debate) ES
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REPORT on a European Pillar of Social Rights PDF (513 KB) DOC (93 KB)
Amendments (62)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular article 153 laying out the competences of the EU and member states with regards to social policies and labour markets, article 154 and 155 on the role of the social partners; and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the conclusions of the European Council of 14 December 2007 endorsing Common Principles of Flexicurity, recognising the importance of a solid, integrated and balanced approach to the key challenges for the modernisation of labour markets,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to its resolution of 10 September 2015 on creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to its resolution of 15 December 2015 on skills policies for fighting youth unemployment (2015/2088(INI)),
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the numerous inputs received from social partners, civil society organisations and other stakeholders and to the exchange of views with some of them held on 1 September 2016joint analyses by the European social partners, BusinessEurope, CEEP, ETUC and UEAPME of October 2007 on ‘Key Challenges facing European Labour Markets’ and of July 2015 ‘In-depth employment analysis by the European social partners’,
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towards a strong Europeanhas gradually developed a social model based on solidarity, social justice, a fair redistribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education systems, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures good, there is a need for a holistic review of the implementation of existing collective legal body that provides the adequate flexibility in labour markets to foster real economic growth while ensuring provision of decent 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;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towards a strong European social modelarket economy based on solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education systems, 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;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. The social dimension of the EU is much broader than EU Social Rights, the EPRS or Social Pillar also includes an extensive body of EU and national legislation protecting workers, as well as well-developed national social systems;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission is expected to come forward in the spring of 2017 with a proposal for a binding European Pillar of Social Rightsthe results and conclusions of the consultation process that it has launched as regards a European Pillar of Social Rights, calls on the Commission to ensure that the consultation translates into further specific measures by way of the instruments and proposals available to it within its framework for action;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas European social partners in joint conclusions recognise that in today’s labour market it is necessary to improve policy measures which address both the flexibility and security dimensions for workers and employers alike. Applied in the right way, the flexicurity approach can create a win-win situation and be equally beneficial for employers and employees. They conclude that a dynamic labour market should ensure that everyone has the chance to use his or her skills and abilities in their working life. This notably includes ensuring healthy and safe working conditions over the working life, updating competences over the life course through regular and lifelong learning as well as implementing flexible working practices that benefit workers and employers, ensuring possibilities for a second career for those who need this;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) cannot be limiis a Union of National Welfare States of the EU, constituted toby a declaration of principles or good intentions but must consist of real matter (legislation,f Social Rights, the social acquis in this field (Fundamental rights, legislation and ECJ case law) and a process of policy- making mechanisms and financial instruments), needed to delivering a 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 in all of the EU, and will helping to complete EMU;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the EPSR should equip European citizens with stronger means to keep control over their lives and make markets work for wellbeing and sustainable developmentwould support National Welfare States and guide the development and convergence of them through general basic social standards and principles to attain common objectives that are shared and form part of a European Social model. EPSR enhances the legitimacy of the EU and equip European citizens with stronger means to reinforce, guarantee and update its welfare system improving the wellbeing of its citizens and socio-economic development in a context of a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges that the Social Pillar should not undermine the prerogative of social partner to agree beyond minimum standards agreed at EU level, and should never impair the freedom of social partners to negotiate in areas where flexicurity-approaches have proven to be effective. Neither create any difficulty or setback to Member States, sectors or citizens that have reached levels of social rights beyond the basic frame of the Social Pillar;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. In addition, EPSR should provide an instrument to foster upward convergence for national reforms of the economic, social and labour market systems of the member states to facilitate the free movement of labour in a deeper and fairer market;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Underlines that EPRS has an important economic aspect because it establishes a social floor that would encourage a minim of convergence and at the same time enables a level playing field in the EU and encourage free competition;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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, accafter a thorough assessment existing legislation and the actual implementation in Member Statess to training, and adequate information and consultation rights; underlines that this directive should apply to employees as well as to all workers in non-standard forms of employment, such as fixed-term work, part-time work, on-demand work, self-employment, crowd-working, internship or traineeship; requests that the EU acquis be updated accordingly so as to apply to all workersidentify and update possible gaps and shortcomings and ensuring proper enforcement and application of existing EU social legislation and cutting unnecessary red tape;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States and social partners, should also reinforce the European social dialogue with a view to better reconciling labour markets and social protection demands in order to address social inequalities and competitiveness challenges;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls for decisive steps towards legal certainty on what constitutes ‘employment’, also for work intermediated by digital platforms; underlines thatTo improve employment prospects for all Europeans, in particular young people and women and to ensure the legal certainty for companies, it is important to ensure the attractiveness of different forms of employment contracts and that a variety of employment contracts are available for workers and companies; in this regard member states should carefully design employment protection regulations for open- ended contracts shouland rtemain the norm given their importance for socio-economic security; calls for the directiporary contracts in a way that supports labour markets transitions and prevent or reduce the risk of labour market dualism. Member states should also make sure that there is full clarity at national level on fair working conditions to include relevant minimum standards to be ensured in more precarthe way new job opportunities linked to new business- models as part of the digital platform economy, qualify in terms of the pre- existing legal definitiouns forms of employment, in particular:of work and self- employment.
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls for decisive steps towards legal certainty on what constitutes ‘employment’, also for work intermediated by digital platforms; underlines that open- ended contracts should remain the norm given their importance forare the most stable form of employment and should be the norm given that they provide social protection and are socio-economic securityally important; calls for the directive on fair working conditions to include relevant minimum standards to be ensured in more precarious forms of employment, by integrating and updating basic, recognised rights, to include relevant minimum standards, in particular:
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
a. adecentquate working conditions for internships, traineeships and apprenticeships, prohibiting those that are unpaid or paid so little that they do not enable workers to make ends meet; encouraging adequate remuneration where possible and a proper training as a valuable step in the transition from education to professional life; such placement should not replace employment for young people; Encourage Member States and stakeholders to implement Council recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
b. for work intermediated by digital platforms, a clearer definition of employment that is less dependent on full cumulation of the relevant criteria;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
c. limits regarding on-demand work:; zero-hour contracts should be banned and certain core working hours should be guaranteed to all workers;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
ca. reduce social inequalities and promote employment, especially for young people and the long-term unemployed in order to boost economic growth;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes note that traditional work patterns are being challenged by an increase in the diversity of non-standard forms of employment, and new forms of work are emerging that are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment. Calls on Member States and the Commission improve the legal certainty and legal clarity on worker´s employment status and employers responsibility;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for renewed upwardadequate 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 average wage in line with national practices that will allow that wages evolve in line with productivity developments in consultation with the social partners; Considers that labour market costs influence competitiveness of Europe; stresses that the tax burden should be shifted away from labour to other sources of taxation that are less detrimental to employment and growth, while ensuring adequate social protection;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to come up with a proposal to integrate the Euro Plus pact into the Community Method to combine sufficient oversight from the EU level as well as Member State ownership; The EPRS should incentivise Member States to undertake structural reforms in areas that fall under their national competence; Calls on Member States to accelerate the setting up of national Competitiveness boards to evaluate wage setting mechanism, competitiveness and play an active role in preventing Macro economic imbalances; Underlines that in some cases, social cohesion would require that minimum pensions are complement with EU financial instruments;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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 employmentthis is not sufficiently well developed;
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports more integrated provision of social protection benefits and social services as a way to make the welfare state more understandable and accessible while not weakening social protection; points to the importance of informing citizens about social rights and to the potential of e- government solutions, possibly including a European social security card, which could improve EU Social Security Coordination, individual awareness and also help mobile workers clarify their contributions and entitlements;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Agrees with the importance of universal access to timely, good-quality and affordable preventative and curative health care; emphasises that all workercitizens must be covered by health insurance;
Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that all workers should be covered by insurance against involuntary unemployment or part-time employment, unemployment, coupled with job-search assistance and investment in (re)-training;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for a European framework for minimum income schemesthe right to every citizen to have a minimum income schemes following schemes adapted to every Member State as important tools to combat poverty and social exclusion; Invites the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the European Union and to consider further steps taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households to meet basic personal needs; invites the Commission to evaluate on this basis the manner and the means of providing an adequate minimum income in all Member States in line with national practices and traditions respecting the characteristics of each of them in order to support social convergence across the European Union; highlights the importance of such schemes for maintaining human dignity as well as their role as a form of social investments enabling people to undertake training and/or look for work;
Amendment 589 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers child poverty to be aand inequalities are major issues on which Europe should ‘act big’; calls for the swift implementation of a Child Guarantee in all Member States, so that every child now living in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and proper nutritiononsiders the right to free and universal education, health and social security systems as basic conditions for combating poverty, in particular among children; bearing in mind this objective, calls on the Commission and the Member States, in view of the weakening of public services, to introduce a child guarantee so that every child in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare and adequate nutrition, as part of a European integrated plan to combat child poverty including both the Child Guarantee and programmes offering support and opportunities for the parents to come out of social exclusion situations and to integrate the labour market;
Amendment 610 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 633 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for legislationmeasures ensuring fair access for all to good-quality and affordable social services of general interest and other essential services, such as e-communications, energy, transport and financial services; highlights the role of social enterprises;
Amendment 683 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
19. Is alarmed at the spreconcerned about the lack of stability and security of new forms of contractual arrangement and the abusive use of 'atypical' contracts that have led to a certain fade of precariousness arising from the excessive use of ‘atypical’ contractthe employment relationship, making it difficult for workers to exercise their rights at work, or gain access to social security benefits; points out that a variety of employment contracts should be available for employers and workers; stresses the importance of ensuring sufficient institutional and budgetary capacities to provide adequate protection for people in non-standard forms of employment; considers in particular that:
Amendment 699 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point a
Paragraph 19 – point a
a. social insurance schemes must be broadened in order to enable all workers to accumulate entitlements providing income security in situations such as unemployment, involuntary part-time work or career breaks for family or training reasons;
Amendment 797 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 802 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that labour mobility within the EU is a right whose exercise must be supported but which should not be forced on workers by poor conditions in their home regions, and should not undermine host countries’ social standard, non-discrimination and freedom of movement is a cornerstone for a well-functioning internal market, mobility should be encourage and support by the European Commission and Member States;
Amendment 821 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for a structured, long-term EU strategy to address the challenges posed by demographic change, as all the Member States are now faced with an increasingly ageing population; calls on the Commission, in this context, to look extensively into future shortages and mismatches in the EU labour market, and to examine in depth how such problems can be addressed across the EU, inter alia through targeted anticipation of future skills needs, and by better matching skills with the jobs available in the labour market and further strengthening labour mobility; Calls on the EU and its Member States to continue its efforts to financial aid and services to families to improve labour market conditions favourable for work-life balance;
Amendment 824 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Notes the importance of the proficiency in languages and the need to provide additional instruction in at least one widely used international language so as to facilitate mobility;
Amendment 826 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Urges the Commission to put in place all suitable mechanisms for greater mobility among young people, with a special accent in apprenticeships, as a way to address skill mismatches in the labour market and improve access to employment opportunities; Calls for the establishment and regular use of coordination mechanisms between business organisations and training institutions to ensure that they provide training programmes adapted to market needs;
Amendment 838 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to propose a clear roadmap for legislative updates and other measures that are necessary for full practical application of the EPSR; highlights that in cases of conflict of law,Welcomes that the EPRS delivers on the horizontal social clause (Article 9 TFEU) should be properly applied;, calls on the Commission and Member States to inspired the action in the goals and objectives an continue to promote and attaint high level of employment, to guarantee adequate social protection, to fight against social exclusion, and to provide for a high level of education, training and protection of human health.
Amendment 845 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission, within the framework of the social pillar, to consider the possibility of creating a European labour inspectorate, that is to say of a body of European inspectors specialised in cross-border mobility and providing technical backup for national inspectors in the implementation of EU legislation, including provisions regarding safety and health at work; notes that this body will also ensure compliance with the rules governing European training funds and European unemployment benefits, as well as protecting the financial interests of the Union against possible liability arising from non-compliance.
Amendment 861 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
26. Considers that the objective of upward social convergence should be underpinned by a set of targets, building on the Europe 2020 strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals and serving to guide the coordination of economic, employment and social policies in the EU; Regrets that coordination mechanisms used in the employment and social fields have failed to achieve upward convergence in the past; believes that these targets could also form part of the Convergence Code currently being discussed for the euro area, and could be based on the following indicators which are directly affected by public policies:
Amendment 867 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point a
Paragraph 26 – point a
a. Education, including the early school-leaving rate and the proportion of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs);
Amendment 869 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 26 – point a a (new)
aa. Productivity and labour costs
Amendment 870 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point a b (new)
Paragraph 26 – point a b (new)
ab. Labour mobility and protection of workers
Amendment 871 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point a c (new)
Paragraph 26 – point a c (new)
ac. Investment in infrastructure
Amendment 878 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point c
Paragraph 26 – point c
Amendment 885 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point d
Paragraph 26 – point d
d. the at-risk-of-poverty rateor social exclusion rate (AROPE) ;
Amendment 886 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 26 – point d a (new)
da. gini and palma index
Amendment 887 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point d b (new)
Paragraph 26 – point d b (new)
db. income quintile share ratio
Amendment 925 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 26 – point j a (new)
ja. Pensions
Amendment 933 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for a rebalancing ofstronger emphasis for the European Semester so that the existing scoreboard of key employment and social indicators and the new Convergence Code are directlyre better taken into account in formulating CSRs and the euro area recommendation as well as for the activation of EU instruments; urges a stronger role for the Macroeconomic Dialogue with social partners; considers ‘macro-social surveillance’ to be of great importance for avoiding that economic imbalances are reduced at the expense of worsening the employment and social situationCalls for the enhancement of national ownership of the CSRs in the European Semester and the incorporation of the CSRs in a legally binding convergence code;
Amendment 946 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to take effective measures within the framework of the European Semester to ensure that Member States implement the country- specific recommendations and structural reforms in order to modernise their economies, increase competitiveness and tackle inequalities and imbalances;
Amendment 954 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 991 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – introductory part
Paragraph 30 – introductory part
30. Reiterates wits chout a comprehensive mid-term revision of the MFF the Union budget will be able neither to further address additional financial needs and new political priorities of the EPSR; Call for the raising of the MFF 2014-20 ceilings in order to cope with increased needs; calls, in particular, for:
Amendment 1009 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point c
Paragraph 30 – point c
Amendment 1047 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – introductory part
Paragraph 32 – introductory part
32. Calls for the swift implementation of the Competitiveness and Convergence Instrument (CCI) to incentives Member States to undertake structural reforms by providing financial support for their implementation; Considers that the specific dynamics of economic adjustment within the euro area call for the development of two financial instruments, within the euro area’s fiscal capacity, that would be particularly relevant for the implementation of the EPSR:
Amendment 1059 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point a
Paragraph 32 – point a
a. a fund for renewed structural convergence, supporting the implementation of socially just reforms and investments that are necessary for increasing the growth potential of crisis- affected areas and restoring upward social convergence, including implementation of the Youth Guarantee, Skills Guarantee and Child Guaranteeinvestment that reduce inequalities and poverty;
Amendment 1110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that the EPSR should be adopted in 2017 as a bindingn agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council, involving social partners at the highest level, and should contain a clear roadmap for implementation, with concrete commitments and target dates;