12 Amendments of Thomas MANN related to 2008/2249(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, although subcontracting has many positive aspects and has allowed for increased productive capacity, it is also generating some economic and social imbalances among workers and might foster a race to the bottom in working conditions, which is a matter of concern,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas subcontracting may also be carried out by pure manpower firms that sometimes operate as so-called letterbox companies, which highlights the nature of the construction industry as a sector of rapidly changing, often fixed term employment relationships where the position of workers is often precarious,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the constructionsome sectors hasve been especially vulnerable to abuses in itstheir often complicated subcontracting chains,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the Commission's proposal for a Directive providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals, in which the Commission introduces the idea of joint and several liability into Community legislation;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that eight Member States (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) have responded toendeavoured to resolve the problems connected with the duties of subcontractors as employers by establishing national liability schemes; encourages other Member States to consider similar schemes applicable to the principal contractor or even the client;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that such an instrument wthe exchange of best practices could benefit not only employees, but also Member State authorities, employers and especially SMEs in their fight against the grey economy, as clear, transparent Community rules would drive dubious operators out of the market, thus improving the functioning of the single market;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Warns also against conflicts and overlapping between, and duplication of provisions found in codes of conduct and in labour law, codes of conduct, standards and guidelines adopted by public authorities and collective agreements in force; for this reason, emphasises the need for undertakings to adhere, as a matter of priority, to codes of conduct, standards and guidelines drafted at the level of supranational organisations (OECD, ILO), national, or sector level;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that more effective measures can be taken to counter the potential negative social consequences of subcontracting can be tackled by enhanced social dialogue between employers' organisations and trade unions, also with the participation of socially active NGOs and civil society organisations;