20 Amendments of Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH related to 2016/2221(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas non-standard, atypical forms of employment have been emerging, whereby the number of workers with – often involuntary – fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms ofin some sectors atypical forms of employment are also to be found alongside standard employment, and; whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk diversity, flexibility and security are of pgrecariousness will increase8; __________________ 8Study precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdfat importance for workers and employers; for the EMPL Committee on
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment9, leading to a decline in the quality of employment and thewhich can lead to a rise ofin bogus self- employment; __________________ 9 ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
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 asshould be judged positively; whereas, as a result of the economic crisis, zero- hour contracts, bogus self-employment and involuntary part-time jobs, which do not provide workers with either a decent living or full labour rights have increased;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas part-time employment had never declined since the crisis, and full- time employment is still below its 2008 pre-crisis level; whereas in the second quarter of 2016, there was an increase of 3.1 million in the number of people working full-time inand the second quarter of 2016 remained 2.5 % below the figure forunemployment rate in the EU reached the lowest level (8.6%) since March 20089, while part-time employment increased by 11.1 % in the same period10; __________________ 10 ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016. ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016.
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas a European platform for combating undeclared work has already been set up, enabling closer cross-border cooperation and joint action between the competent authorities of the EU Member States and other stakeholders in order to combat undeclared work effectively and efficiently;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understands standard employment to mean full-time, regular employment on the basis of fixed-term or open-ended contracts, and non-standard; underscores the meaningfulness orf atypical forms of employment to include, i.a., marginalsuch as 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 and seasonal work on the basis of non-discriminatory contracts; stresses that such forms of employment make it easier to reconcile personal lifestyles with working life and provide security for both entrepreneurs and workers; stresses that the terms atypical and precarious cannot be used synonymously, and that only precarious, atypical employment and precarious, standard employment are to be viewed critically from a social-policy and socio- political perspective;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Understands precarious work to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- employment which does not comply with European and national standards, atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristics:in particular on health and safety at work, and / or which does not provide sufficient resources for a decent life or adequate social protection;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 3
Paragraph 2 – indent 3
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 6
Paragraph 2 – indent 6
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 7
Paragraph 2 – indent 7
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by collective agreements, and security 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;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standardew forms of employment tre, ands that this trend will intensify unless new regulation is 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;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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 work; 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;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining decent wages and incomes in accordance with Member States’ laws and practices, and in providing consultation and guidance to employers and workers; 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;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat non-standard, atypical and precarious forms of employment, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with concern the decrease in collective bargaining and 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 and employers as social partners;