Activities of Thomas MANN related to 2015/2320(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
How best to harness the job creation potential of SMEs? (A8-0248/2016 - Zdzisław Krasnodębski) DE
Amendments (8)
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Takes the view that the appropriate Member State authorities must provide SMEs with comprehensive, tailored support and advice on integrating refugees into the labour market;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Is firmly convinced that integrating refugees into the labour market will be impossible without active, solid support from micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises in the EU;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. stresses that comprehensive language training for refugees is of the utmost importance; stresses that such training should begin as soon as possible and that job-related language knowledge is essential for refugees to integrate in companies;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Calls for micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) not to be required in any way to disclose non-financial information about their voluntary social engagement; emphasises that such disclosure can generate disproportionately high bureaucratic costs and would jeopardise, rather than foster, social engagement from firms;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. emphasises that the European Parliament made it absolutely clear in its resolution of 6 February 2013 on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (2012/2097 (INI)), that in a free society, CSR can never make charitable action compulsory; is firmly convinced that if CSR were made compulsory, people would be less willing to support charitable causes;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. calls on the Commission and the Member States to intensify their efforts to combat the letterbox company problem;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 g (new)
Paragraph 21 g (new)
21g. stresses that the temporary employment industry is particularly important to SMEs and a nuanced view should be taken of it, and this is particularly the case for its collective systems; the Commission and Member States should support all forms of temporary employment, particularly those which act as a bridge to permanent employment ;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 h (new)
Paragraph 21 h (new)
21h. firmly believes that the Master Craftsman Certificate must be maintained;